Chinese

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moon; month
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 
simp. and trad.
(月利)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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月利

  1. monthly interest
  2. (Eastern Min) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium

Synonyms

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  • (monthly interest): 月息 (yuèxī)
  • (month following childbirth): 月子 (yuèzi)

Derived terms

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