月光

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyut⁶ gwong¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): joet⁸ gwong¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngut⁵ gong¹
Gan (Wiktionary): nyyot⁷ guong
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-kông / ngia̍t-kông

(Hailu, HRS): ngied^ˋ gong^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiad⁶ guong¹

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): ye⁵ gông¹
Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk-guŏng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): guei⁷ gorng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-kng / ge̍rh-kng / goe̍h-kuiⁿ / goe̍h-kng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸ guang¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸yuq-kuaon; ⁸yoq-kuaon
Xiang
(Loudi, Wiktionary): ue⁴ gong^1*

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): ye² guan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuèguang
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-kuang¹
  - Yale: ywè-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehguang
  - Palladius: юэгуан (jueguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut⁶ gwong¹
  - Yale: yuht gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: joet⁸ gwong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /zøt̚²² kʷɔŋ²¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngut⁵ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡut̚³² kɔŋ³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyyot⁷ guong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲyɵt̚² kuɔŋ¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngied gong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ koŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiad gong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ koŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngied^ˋ gong^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiet² koŋ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiad⁶ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiat̚⁵ kuɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: ye⁵ gông¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ie²¹ kɔŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-guŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kuoŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: guei⁷ gorng¹ [Phonetic: guei⁵ orng¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: go̍ih-go̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei¹³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)ɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: guei⁷ gorng¹ [Phonetic: guei⁵ orng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuei²⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-kng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqk'ngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-kng
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-kng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-kuiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-kuinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqkvuy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-kng
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqk'ngf
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghuêh⁸ guang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h kuang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² kuaŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸yuq-kuaon; ⁸yoq-kuaon
  - MiniDict: yuih^入 kuaon; yoh^入 kuaon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq-kuaan; ⁵hhioq-kuaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²³/
Xiang
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: ue⁴ gong^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u̯e̞³⁵ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: ye² guan¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y̯e̞¹¹ ku̯an⁴⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: ngjwot kwang

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Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ʷat kʷˤaŋ/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋod kʷaːŋ/

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Noun

月光

moonlight
(dialectal) moon
synonym of 月光族 (yuèguāngzú)

Synonyms

(moonlight):

Dialectal synonyms of 月光 (“moonlight”) [map]

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(moon):

Dialectal synonyms of 月亮 (“moon”) [map]

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Derived terms

明月光
月光如水
月光戴欄 / 月光戴栏
月光族 (yuèguāngzú)
月光暝
月光曲
月光花

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月光):

→ Japanese: 月光(げっこう) (gekkō)
→ Korean: 월광(月光) (wolgwang)

Rime
Character	月	光
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	月 (68)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	魚厥切	古黃切
Baxter	ngjwot	kwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐt̚/	/kwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐt̚/	/kʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐt̚/	/kuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuat̚/	/kwaŋ/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐt̚/	/kuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐt̚/	/kuɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐt̚/	/kwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè	guāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyut⁶	gwong¹

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	月	光
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuè	guāng
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjwot ›	‹ kwang ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ʷat/	/*kʷˁaŋ/
English	moon, month	light, brightness
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	月	光
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	16319	4506
Phonetic component	月	光
Rime group	月	陽
Rime subdivision	3	0
Corresponding MC rime	月
Old Chinese	/*ŋod/	/*kʷaːŋ/
Notes		灮隸變

月光

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Noun

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Descendants

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