jyut6月

Jyutpingjyut6

Yaleyuht

語素Very common

Definition

The moon, or things related to the moon.

neutralnaturetime

How it's used

While 月 refers to the moon in literary or compound contexts, Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 月亮 or 嗰個月 when referring to the celestial body in casual speech. Using 月 alone as a standalone noun for the moon sounds poetic or archaic, similar to how one might use 'luna' in English. It is most commonly encountered as a bound morpheme in words related to time or lunar cycles.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

gam1今maan5晚go3個jyut6月loeng6亮hou2好jyun4圓aa4呀。

The moon is very round tonight.

nei5你tai2睇haa6下go3個jyut6月gei2幾leng3靚。

Look at how beautiful the moon is.

Common phrases

jyut6月gwong1光

moonlight

jyut6月beng2餅

mooncake

Common mistake

Do not use 月 as a standalone noun for the moon in daily conversation, as it will sound unnatural or overly dramatic. Always add 亮 or use a classifier like 嗰個 to make it sound like a real object in the sky.