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彌月

简弥月 · 繁彌月

Mandarin · pinyin mí yuè

full moon
first full moon after birth (i.e. entering the second month)

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彌: Look up this written character
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
弥: mí · extensive, full; fill; complete

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2–4 · mi2 yue4

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nei4 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 彌月. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(of a baby) to turn one month old
(literary) to complete one month
(literary, of a foetus) to complete the months of gestation

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