月日

Chinese

		moon; month	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (月日)		月	日
anagram		日月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèrì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄖˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ jat⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-li̍t / ge̍rh-li̍t / goe̍h-ji̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèrì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄖˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèrìh
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-jih⁴
    • Yale: ywè-r̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehryh
    • Palladius: юэжи (jueži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ jat⁶
    • Yale: yuht yaht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ jat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ yed⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² jɐt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-li̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍h-li̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: geqlit
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-li̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-li̍t
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-ji̍t
    • Tâi-lô: gue̍h-ji̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goeqjit
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ zit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ d͡zit̚⁴/

Noun

月日

1. (literary) moon and sun
2. (literary) date; time

   • 輯五瑞，擇吉月日，見四嶽諸牧，還瑞。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     辑五瑞，择吉月日，见四岳诸牧，还瑞。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Jí wǔruì, zé jí yuèrì, jiàn sì yuè zhū mù, huán ruì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (Hokkien, Suzhounese) month (duration)

   兩月日／两月日 [Hokkien]  ―  nn̄g goe̍h-ji̍t [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  one month

   • 自史太公死後，又早過了三四個月日。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     自史太公死后，又早过了三四个月日。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

     Zì Shǐ Tàigōng sǐ hòu, yòu zǎo guò le sān sì ge yuèrì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 半月日
• 後月日／后月日
• 成月日
• 排月日
• 逐月日
• 頂月日／顶月日

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
月	日
つき Grade: 1	ひ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 月 (tsuki, “moon, month”) +‎ 日 (hi, “sun, day”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つき​ひ [tsùkíꜜhì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲiçi]

Noun

月(つき)日(ひ) • (tsukihi) 

1. the moon and sun

   Synonym: 日月 (jitsugetsu)

2. time, years, days

   月(つき)日(ひ)が流(なが)れ… ― tsukihi ga nagare… ― Time goes by...

3. daily life

Derived terms

• 月(ツキ)日(ヒ)貝(ガイ) (tsukihigai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
月	日
がつ > がっ Grade: 1	ひ > ぴ Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 月 (gatsu, “month”) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がっぴ [gàppí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠p̚ʲpʲi]

Noun

月(がっ)日(ぴ) • (gappi) ^{←ぐわつぴ (gwatupi)?}

1. a date (month and day in the calendar)

   Synonym: 日付 (hizuke)

See also

• 年(ねん)月(がっ)日(ぴ) (nengappi)

Anagrams

• 日(ひ)月(つき) (hitsuki), 日(じつ)月(げつ) (jitsugetsu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
月	日

Noun

月日 • (woril) (hangeul 월일)

1. Hanja form^? of 월일 (“date (month, day)”).

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of 月 (tuki₂, “moon, month”) +‎ 日 (pi₁, “sun, day”).

Noun

月日 (tuki₂pi₁) (kana つきひ)

1. the moon and sun
2. time, months, days

Derived terms

• 歲月日 (to₂situki₂pi₁)

Descendants

• Japanese: 月日 (tsukihi)

Etymology 2

Compound of 月 (tuku, “month”, eastern dialect) +‎ 日 (pi₁, “day”).

Noun

月日 (tukupi₁) (kana つくひ)

1. (regional, Northern Eastern Old Japanese) time, months, days
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4378:

     都久比夜波須具波由氣等毛阿母志志可多麻乃須我多波和須例西奈布母

     tukupi₁ ya pa sugu pa yuke₂to₂mo amosisi ka tama no₂ sugata pa wasure-senapu mo

     Although the months and days have passed, I will never forget my mother and father’s jewel-like beauty.

Anagrams

• 日月 (pi₁tuki₂)