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月經

简月经 · 繁月經

Mandarin · pinyin yuè jīng

menstruation
a woman's period

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月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
經: Look up this written character
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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4–1 · yue4 jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyut6 ging1

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

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noun

menstruation; period
menses (blood and other matter discharged during menstruation)

adj

(neologism, slang, attributive, figurative) which comes up periodically, every now and then; periodic; regular; platitudinous

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