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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
月牙
- crescent moon
- 月牙彎彎/月牙弯弯 ― yuèyá wānwān ― thin crescent moon
- crescent-shaped object
- lunula; pale area at the base of the nail
Synonyms
- 弦月 (xiányuè)
- 月明牙 (yeh4-5 mi1 nia1) (Jin)
- 月牙牙 (8yuq-nga6-nga6) (Wu)
- 月痕 (ghuêh8 hung5) (Teochew)
- 月痕仔 (Hokkien)
- 月眉 (Hokkien)
- 月眉仔 (Hokkien)
- 月眉意 (Hokkien)
- 狼牙月 (lángyáyuè)
- 眉毛月 (mì-mò̤-nguŏk) (Eastern Min)
- 蛾眉月 (éméiyuè)
- (lunula): 甲半月 (jiábànyuè), 半月痕 (bànyuèhén), 健康圈; (Nanjing Mandarin) 指甲白; (Cantonese) 月白; (Hokkien) 掌甲眉
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