月牙

Chinese

		moon; month	tooth; ivory
trad. (月牙)		月	牙
simp. ^#(月牙)		月	牙
alternative forms		月芽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèyá

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ ngaa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèyá
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-ya²
  - Yale: ywè-yá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehya
  - Palladius: юэя (jueja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèyár
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄚˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèyár
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-ya²-ʼrh
  - Yale: ywè-yár
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehyal
  - Palladius: юэяр (juejar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ jɑɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ ngaa⁴
  - Yale: yuht ngàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ ngaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ nga⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² ŋaː²¹/

Noun

月牙

crescent moon
月牙彎彎／月牙弯弯 ― yuèyá wānwān ― thin crescent moon
crescent-shaped object
lunula; pale area at the base of the nail

Synonyms

(crescent moon):

弦月 (xiányuè)
月明牙 (yeh^4-5 mi¹ nia¹) (Jin)
月牙牙 (⁸yuq-nga-nga) (Wu)
月痕 (Teochew)
月痕仔 (Hokkien)
月眉 (Hokkien)
月眉仔 (Hokkien)
月眉意 (Hokkien)
狼牙月 (lángyáyuè)
眉毛月 (mì-mò̤-nguŏk) (Eastern Min)
蛾眉月 (éméiyuè)

(lunula): 甲半月 (jiábànyuè), 半月痕 (bànyuèhén), 健康圈; (Nanjing Mandarin) 指甲白; (Cantonese) 月白; (Hokkien) 掌甲眉

Derived terms

月牙形 (yuèyáxíng)
月牙泉 (Yuèyáquán)
月牙鏟／月牙铲

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