巳月

Chinese

		6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.	moon; month
simp. and trad. (巳月)		巳	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sìyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhyuè
    • Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Sz̀-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhyueh
    • Palladius: Сыюэ (Syjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Proper noun

巳月

1. (archaic) The fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

• 梅月 (Méiyuè), 麥月／麦月, 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 桐夏, 余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

See also

• Month of the Year: 巳月 (Sìyuè)
  • Previous: 辰月 (Chényuè)
  • Next: 午月 (Wǔyuè)