月裡
Chinese
| moon; month | inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (月裡/月裏) | 月 | 裡/裏 | |
| simp. (月里) | 月 | 里 | |
Pronunciation
- Northern Min (KCR): ngṳè-dǐ
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳè-dǐ
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋyɛ⁴² ti²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
Noun
月裡
- (Wuhan Mandarin, Northern Min, Wenzhounese) 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 | |
Derived terms
Adverb
月裡
- (Northern Min) before the end of the month