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大月

Mandarin · pinyin dà yuè

solar month of 31 days
a lunar month of 30 days

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74

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4–4 · da4 yue4

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noun · Etymology 1

“big or long month”, particularly — (Chinese calendar) 30-day month, traditionally determined by observation
“big or long month”, particularly — (Gregorian calendar) 31-day month: January, March, May, July, August, October, December

name · Etymology 2

(～市) Ōtsuki (a city in Yamanashi Prefecture)

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