"半月" meaning in Chinese

See 半月 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /puːn³³ jyːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/, /puːn³³ jyːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: bànyuè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bun³ jyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bànyuè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bànyuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pan⁴-yüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bàn-ywè [Mandarin, Yale, standard], bannyueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], баньюэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], banʹjue [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bun yuht [Cantonese, Yale], bun³ jyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bun³ yud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 半月
  1. (~鎮) Banyue (a town in Dangyang, Yichang, Hubei, China) Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hubei, China, Places in Yichang, Towns in Hubei, China, Towns in Yichang
    Sense id: en-半月-zh-name-6u7Wgeje Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 6 13 6 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 4 8 4 3 3

Noun

IPA: /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /puːn³³ jyːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/, /puːn³³ jyːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: bànyuè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bun³ jyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bànyuè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], bànyuè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pan⁴-yüeh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bàn-ywè [Mandarin, Yale, standard], bannyueh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], баньюэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], banʹjue [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bun yuht [Cantonese, Yale], bun³ jyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bun³ yud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 半月
  1. half-moon
    Sense id: en-半月-zh-noun-62QuxWmi
  2. fortnight Synonyms (fortnight): 半月日 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-半月-zh-noun-q2a7srAi Disambiguation of 'fortnight': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 半月刊 (bànyuèkān), 半月板 (bànyuèbǎn)
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "bun³ jyut⁶"
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "баньюэ"
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      "zh-pron": "banʹjue"
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      "zh-pron": "bun³ jyt⁹"
    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bun³ yud⁶"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "pan⁴-yüeh⁴"
    },
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        "Yale",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn-ywè"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bannyueh"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "баньюэ"
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      "zh-pron": "bun yuht"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "bannyueh"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "баньюэ"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "banʹjue"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "bun yuht"
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    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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    },
    {
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      "sense": "fortnight",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "半月日"
    }
  ],
  "word": "半月"
}

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    },
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    },
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    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "pan⁴-yüeh⁴"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bàn-ywè"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "bannyueh"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "баньюэ"
    },
    {
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        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "banʹjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "bun yuht"
    },
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        "Pinyin"
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    },
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
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      ]
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    {
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "半月"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: ~鎮",
  "path": [
    "半月"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "半月",
  "trace": ""
}

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