弦月 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyun4 jyut6
- half-moon
- the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month
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弦
- 扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 to excite
- 三弦 sān xián ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saam1 jin4 sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
- 上弦 shàng xián ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ soeng5 jin4 to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
- 下弦 xià xián ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ haa6 jyun4 last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 促弦 cù xián ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cuk1 jin4 to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
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- 口弦 kǒu xián ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hau2 jin4 Jew's harp
- 和弦 hé xián ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ wo4 jin4 (music) chord
- 定弦 dìng xián ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ding6 jin4 tuning (stringed instrument)
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弦数 弦數 xián shù ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ jin4 sou3 number of strings (of an instrument)
- 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jin4 ngok6 string music
- 弦歌 xián gē ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ jin4 go1 to sing to a string accompaniment
- 弦论 弦論 xián lùn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 string theory (in theoretical physics)
- 心弦 xīn xián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sam1 jin4 heartstrings
- 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dyun6 jin4 widowed
- 正弦 zhèng xián ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zing3 jin4 (math.) sine
- 琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4 string (of a stringed instrument)
- 续弦 續弦 xù xián ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zuk6 jin4 (literary) (of a widower) to remarry
- 超弦 chāo xián ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ciu1 jin4 superstring (physics)
- 余弦 餘弦 yú xián ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jyu4 jin4 (math.) cosine
月
- 月亮 yuè liang ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ jyut6 loeng6 the moon
- 月份 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan6 month
- 月光 yuè guāng ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ jyut6 gwong1 moonlight
- 月分 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan1 month
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
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- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 月球 yuè qiú ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyut6 kau4 the moon
- 月票 yuè piào ㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ jyut6 piu3 monthly ticket
- 月台 月臺 yuè tái ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄞˊ jyut6 toi4 railway platform
- 月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ jyut6 beng2 mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
- 正月 Zhēng yuè ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ zing1 jyut6 first month of the lunar year
- 岁月 歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 腊月 臘月 Là yuè ㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ laap6 jyut6 twelfth lunar month
- 蜜月 mì yuè ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ mat6 jyut6 honeymoon
- 上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ soeng6 go3 jyut6 last month
- 下个月 下個月 xià gè yuè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ haa6 go3 jyut6 next month
- 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄧˋ jat6 san1 jyut6 ji6 daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 一月 Yī yuè ㄧ ㄩㄝˋ jat1 jyut6 January
- 七月 Qī yuè ㄑㄧ ㄩㄝˋ cat1 jyut6 July
- 三月 Sān yuè ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋ saam1 jyut6 March
Idioms with these characters
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
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- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ fung1 faa1 syut3 jyut6 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 烘云托月 烘雲托月 hōng yún tuō yuè ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ hung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ faa1 jung4 jyut6 maau6 lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)
- 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)