月經

See also: 月経 and 月经

Chinese

		moon; month	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (月經)		月	經
simp. (月经)		月	经

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ ging¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-kîn / ngia̍t-kîn
• Jin (Wiktionary): yeh^4-3 jing¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk-gĭng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-keng / ge̍rh-keng / goe̍h-keng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸ gêng¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸yuq-cin; ⁸yoq-cin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèjing
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: ywè-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjing
    • Palladius: юэцзин (jueczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ ging¹
    • Yale: yuht gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngied gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ kin²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-kîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiad gin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ kin²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: yeh^4-3 jing¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-gĭng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-keng
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍h-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: geqkefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-keng
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-king
    • IPA (Lukang): /ɡə(ʔ)³⁵⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-keng
    • Tâi-lô: gue̍h-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goeqkefng
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ghuêh⁸ gêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h keng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² keŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸yuq-cin; ⁸yoq-cin
    • MiniDict: yuih^入 cin; yoh^入 cin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-jin; ⁵hhioq-jin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/

Noun

月經

1. menstruation; period

   月經晚來／月经晚来  ―  yuèjīng wǎnlái  ―  late period

   月經規律／月经规律  ―  yuèjīng guīlǜ  ―  menstrual regularity; regular period

   你什麼時候來月經？ [MSC, trad.]
   你什么时候来月经？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ shénme shíhou lái yuèjīng? [Pinyin]

   When did you have your period?

   我的月經遲遲不來。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的月经迟迟不来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de yuèjīng chíchí bùlái. [Pinyin]

   My period is late.

2. menses (blood and other matter discharged during menstruation)

Synonyms

• (menstruation):

Dialectal synonyms of 月經 (“menstruation; period”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic
Mandarin	Beijing	月經, 例假
	Taiwan	月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽
	Yantai (Muping)	經脈兒
	Jinan	月經, 例假
	Wanrong	月經, 身上
	Xining	例假
	Wuhan	好事
	Singapore	月經, 大姨媽
	Dagudi (Maliba)	月經, 姊妹
	Reshuitang (Longling)	大姨媽
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	月經, 大姨媽
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	月經
Cantonese	Guangzhou	大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假
	Hong Kong	月經, 大姨媽, M
Gan	Lichuan	身上
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	月期
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	月期
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	月期
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	月期
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	月期
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	月期
Jin	Taiyuan	月經
Southern Min	Xiamen	月經
	Quanzhou	月經
	Zhangzhou	月經
	Kaohsiung	月經
	Yilan	月經
	Changhua (Lukang)	月經
	Taichung	月事
	Taichung (Wuqi)	月經
	Tainan	mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個
	Taitung	月經
	Hsinchu	月經
	Penghu (Magong)	月經
	Singapore (Hokkien)	月經
	Manila (Hokkien)	月經
	Jieyang	老馬
Wu	Shanghai	月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽
	Ningbo	大尿, 月家
	Wenzhou	身上來

Derived terms

• 月經不調／月经不调 (yuèjīng bùtiáo)
• 月經帶／月经带 (yuèjīngdài)
• 月經期／月经期 (yuèjīngqī)
• 月經貧困／月经贫困 (yuèjīng pínkùn)
• 月經週期／月经周期 (yuèjīng zhōuqī)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月經):

• → Japanese: 月(げっ)経(けい) (gekkei)
• → Korean: 월경(月經) (wolgyeong)

Others:

• → Vietnamese: kinh nguyệt (calque)

Adjective

月經

1. (neologism, slang, attributive, figurative) which comes up periodically, every now and then; periodic; regular; platitudinous

   月經帖／月经帖  ―  yuèjīng tiě  ―  posts that come up every now and then

   月經新聞／月经新闻  ―  yuèjīng xīnwén  ―  news stories that come up every so often

See also

• 年經／年经, 秒經／秒经

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	經
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	けい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

月(げっ)經(けい) • (gekkei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 月経 (“menstruation”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
月	經

Noun

月經 • (wolgyeong) (hangeul 월경)

1. Hanja form^? of 월경 (“menstruation; menses”).