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五月
wǔyuè
Main
English DefinitionMay; fifth month (of the lunar year)
Simplified Script五月
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinwǔyuè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ng5jyut6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (时间) time word
Topical Word Lists
Part of measurements/time/months
Word Decomposition
五wǔfive; 5
月yuèmoon; month; monthly

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五重天wǔ chóng tiānlevel 5 heaven
五金wǔjīnmetal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金银铜铁锡
五星级wǔxīng jífive-star (hotel)
五行wǔxíngfive phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五年计划wǔnián jìhuàFive-Year Plan
Words With Same Tail Word    
正月zhēngyuèfirst month of the lunar year
岁月suìyuèyears; time
腊月làyuètwelfth lunar month
每月měiyuèeach month
本月běnyuèthis month; the current month
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