月子

Contents

ChineseEdit

		moon; month	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
simp. and trad. (月子)		月	子

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuèzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯œ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ zi²
    • Yale: yuht jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² t͡siː³⁵/

NounEdit

月子

1. yuezi, the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery that lasts for one month after childbirth, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in
2. the month following childbirth; puerperium

SynonymsEdit

• (Min Nan) 月內／月内

Derived termsEdit

• 坐月子 (zuòyuèzi)

See alsoEdit

• 月嫂 (yuèsǎo)