月子裡
Chinese
| the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as or; puerperium | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月子裡/月子裏) | 月子 | 裡/裏 | |
| simp. (月子里) | 月子 | 里 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
月子裡
- (Yinchuan Mandarin, Gan, Danyang Wu) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 月子 (“postpartum confinement”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月子 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 月子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 月子窠兒, 月子窠兒裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月子 |
| Xuzhou | 月窩兒, 月子窩兒, 月地兒, 月子地兒 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 月子裡 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 月裡 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 月子底下 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 月子裡 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月子 |
| Xinzhou | 月子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 月裡 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 月內 |
| Quanzhou | 月內 | |
| Jinjiang | 月內 | |
| Zhangzhou | 月內 | |
| Tainan | 月內 GT | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 月內 | |
| Leizhou | 月內 | |
| Haikou | 月內 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 月內 |
| Xianyou | 月內 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月子裡, 月裡向, 舍姆裡 |
| Danyang | 月子裡 | |
| Wenzhou | 月裡 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese | |