四月

Chinese

		four	moon; month
simp. and trad. (四月)		四	月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si⁴ yue²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сыйүә (sɨyüə, III-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sei³ jyut⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhei¹ ngut⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): si-ngie̍t / si-ngia̍t

(Meixian, Guangdong): xi⁴ ngiad⁶
Northern Min (KCR): si̿-ngṳè
Eastern Min (BUC): sé-nguŏk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sì-ge̍rh / sì-ge̍h / sì-goe̍h / sì-gēr / sì-gōe

(Teochew, Peng'im): si³ ghuêh⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-yuq; ⁵sy-yoq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyuè
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: sz̀-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyueh
  - Palladius: сыюэ (syjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴ yue²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sye
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³ ye²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сыйүә (sɨyüə, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁴⁴ yə²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: sei yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ jyːt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhei¹ ngut⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬei³³ ᵑɡut̚³²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-ngie̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi ngied
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ ngiad⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-ngia̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi ngiad
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ ngiad⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xi⁴ ngiad⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵³ ŋiat̚⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: si̿-ngṳè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³ ŋyɛ⁴²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sé-nguŏk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-ge̍rh
  - Tâi-lô: sì-ge̍rh
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡəʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /si²¹⁻⁴² ɡəʔ⁴³/
  - IPA (Lukang): /si³¹⁻⁵³ ɡəʔ³⁵/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /si¹²⁻⁵³ ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-ge̍h
  - Tâi-lô: sì-ge̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'geh
  - IPA (Singapore): /si²¹⁻⁴² ɡeʔ⁴³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /si¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-goe̍h
  - Tâi-lô: sì-gue̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'goeh
  - IPA (Singapore): /si²¹⁻⁴² ɡueʔ⁴³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡueʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /si²¹⁻³³ ɡueʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡueʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-gēr
  - Tâi-lô: sì-gēr
- (Hokkien: Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-gōe
  - Tâi-lô: sì-guē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sie'goe
  - IPA (Yilan): /si²¹⁻⁵³ ɡue³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³ ghuêh⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì gue̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ɡueʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-yuq; ⁵sy-yoq
  - MiniDict: sy^去 yuih; sy^去 yoh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-hhyq; ²sr-hhioq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/, /sz̩³³ ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: sijH ngjwot

Rime
Character	四	月
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	月 (68)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	息利切	魚厥切
Baxter	sijH	ngjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪ^H/	/ŋʉɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/si^H/	/ŋʷiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/sjɪ^H/	/ŋiuɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/si^H/	/ŋuat̚/
Li Rong	/si^H/	/ŋiuɐt̚/
Wang Li	/si^H/	/ŋĭwɐt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si^H/	/ŋi̯wɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sì	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si³	jyut⁶

Noun

四月

April
The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

(Xiang) 四月間／四月间, 四月間子／四月间子
(lunar month): 梅月 (Méiyuè), 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 麥月／麦月, 桐夏, 餘月／余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	月
し Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
4月

Etymology

四(し) (shi, “four”) + 月(がつ) (gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しがつ [shìgátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) しがつ [shìgátsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɡa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

四(し)月(がつ) • (shigatsu)

April

Synonyms

卯月(うづき) (uzuki)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
四	月

Noun

四月 • (sawol) (hangeul 사월)

hanja form^? of 사월 (“April”)

[NHK-1] 1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Korean

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