十二月

Chinese

		twelve; 12	moon; month
simp. and trad. (十二月)		十二	月

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shí'èryuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si² er⁴ yue²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): шыэрйүә (šɨeryüə, I-III-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ ji⁶ jyut⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̍p-ngi-ngie̍t / sṳ̍p-ngi-ngia̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): seb⁶ ngi⁴ ngiad⁶

• Northern Min (KCR): sí-nī-ngṳè
• Eastern Min (BUC): sĕk-nê-nguŏk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): cha̍p-lī-ge̍rh / cha̍p-lī-ge̍h / cha̍p-jī-goe̍h / cha̍p-jī-ge̍h / cha̍p-gī-goe̍h / cha̍p-jī-gēr / cha̍p-jī-gōe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zab⁸ ri⁶ ghuêh⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸zeq-gni-yuq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shí'èryuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíh-èryuè
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-êrh⁴-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: shŕ-èr-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrellyueh
    • Palladius: шиэрюэ (šierjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: si² er⁴ yue²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: srye
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹ ɚ²¹³ ye²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: шыэрйүә (šɨeryüə, I-III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²⁴ ɛɻ⁴⁴ yə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sap⁶ ji⁶ jyut⁶
    • Yale: sahp yih yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ ji⁶ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ yi⁶ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² jiː²² jyːt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̍p-ngi-ngie̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: siib ngi ngied
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sib⁶ ngi⁴ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̍p-ngi-ngia̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: siib ngi ngiad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sib⁶ ngi⁴ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /sɨp̚⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: seb⁶ ngi⁴ ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /səp̚⁵ ŋi⁵³ ŋiat̚⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sí-nī-ngṳè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁴ ni⁵⁵ ŋyɛ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕk-nê-nguŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-lī-ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-lī-ge̍rh
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡəʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Lukang): /t͡sap̚³⁵⁻² li³¹⁻²² ɡəʔ³⁵/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sap̚⁵⁴⁻³² li²²⁻¹² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-lī-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-lī-ge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zablixgeh
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li³³⁻¹¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡeʔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-goe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-gue̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabjixgoeh
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² zi³³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Tainan): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-ge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabjixgeh
  • (Hokkien: Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-gī-goe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-gī-gue̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabgixgoeh
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-gēr
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-gēr
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cha̍p-jī-gōe
    • Tâi-lô: tsa̍p-jī-guē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zabjixgoe
    • IPA (Yilan): /t͡sap̚⁵⁻² d͡zi³³⁻²¹ ɡue³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zab⁸ ri⁶ ghuêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsa̍p jĭ gue̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸zeq-gni-yuq
    • MiniDict: zeh^入 nyi yuih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zeq-nyi-hhyq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ɦyɪʔ²³/

Noun

十二月

1. December
2. twelfth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month):
  • (common) 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
  • (archaic) 冰月 (Bīngyuè), 嚴月／严月, 除月, 殘霜天／残霜天, 星回, 嘉平, 季冬 (Jìdōng), 嘉平, 窮節／穷节

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
十	二	月
じゅう Grade: 1	に Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
goon		kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
12月

From 十二(じゅうに) (jūni, “twelve”) + 月(がつ) (-gatsu, counter for the month of the year).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ​ [jùúnígátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [5]) used as a noun
• (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ [jùúnígátsú] (Heiban – [0]) used as an adverb
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɲ̟iɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) • (jūnigatsu) ^{←じふにぐわつ (zifunigwatu)?}

1. December

   Synonyms: 極月 (gokugetsu), 師走 (shiwasu)

Derived terms

• 十二(じゅうに)月(がつ)党(とう) (Jūnigatsu-tō)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) 一(いち)月(がつ) (ichigatsu), 二(に)月(がつ) (nigatsu), 三(さん)月(がつ) (sangatsu), 四(し)月(がつ) (shigatsu), 五(ご)月(がつ) (gogatsu), 六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu), 七(しち)月(がつ) (shichigatsu), 八(はち)月(がつ) (hachigatsu), 九(く)月(がつ) (kugatsu), 十(じゅう)月(がつ) (jūgatsu), 十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ) (jūichigatsu), 十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) (jūnigatsu) ^{(Category: ja:Gregorian calendar months)}

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
十	二	月
しわす
Grade: 1	Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

From Old Japanese of unknown derivation.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しわす [shìwású] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɰᵝa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

十二月(しわす) • (shiwasu) ^{←しはす (sifasu)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 師走 (shiwasu): the twelfth month of the lunar calendar; the month of preparation for the new year
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1648:
     , text here

     十二月(しはす)尓者(には)沫雪零(あわゆきふる)跡(と)不知(しらね)可毛(かも)梅(うめの)花開(はなさく)含(ふふ)不有(めらずし)而(て) [Man'yōgana]

     十二月(しはす)には淡雪(あわゆき)降(ふ)ると知(し)らねかも梅(うめ)の花(はな)咲(さ)くふふめらずして [Modern spelling]

     shiwasu ni wa awayuki furu to shirane ka mo ume no hana saku fufumerazu shite

     (please add an English translation of this example)

See also

• 十(じゅう)二(に)ヶ月(げつ) (jūnigagetsu)
• 十(じゅう)二(に)月(げつ)建(けん) (jūnigetsuken)

Korean

Hanja in this term
十	二	月

Noun

十二月 • (sibiwol) (hangeul 십이월)

1. Hanja form^? of 십이월 (“December”).