Chinese

月亮

yuèliang
moon
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4

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Origin

First recorded in a poem by Li Yi (Tang Dynasty). Compare the dialectal forms for “moon”: 月明 (“moon-bright”), 月光 (“moon-light”).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
  • characterChinese亮 “bright; brilliant; radiant”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese京 “capital (city)”

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