月白

Chinese

		moon; month	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (月白)		月	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèbái

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ baak⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goe̍h-pe̍h / ge̍h-pe̍h
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸yuq-baq; ⁸yoq-baq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèbái
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-pai²
    • Yale: ywè-bái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehbair
    • Palladius: юэбай (juebaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ baak⁶
    • Yale: yuht baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² paːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-pe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gue̍h-pe̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goeqpeh
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-pe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍h-pe̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: geqpeh
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸yuq-baq; ⁸yoq-baq
    • MiniDict: yuih^入 bah; yoh^入 bah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-baq; ⁵hhioq-baq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ baʔ²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ baʔ²³/

Adjective

月白

1. (literary) the moon is bright and clear
2. (Wu) moon color (as white as the moon)

Derived terms

• 月白風清／月白风清 (yuèbái fēngqīng)

 

Noun

月白

1. (Cantonese, anatomy) lunula; pale area at the base of the nail

Synonyms

• (Nanjing Mandarin) 指甲白
• (Hokkien) 掌甲眉