# 月經
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuèjīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut$^6$ ging$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-kîn / ngia̍t-kîn
* Jin (Wiktionary): yeh$^{4-3}$ jing$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk-gĭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-keng / ge̍rh-keng / goe̍h-keng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh$^8$ gêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$yuq-cin; $^8$yoq-cin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuèjīng
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuèjing
*** Wade–Giles: yüeh$^4$-ching$^1$
*** Yale: ywè-jīng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjing
*** Palladius: юэцзин (jueczin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$月經／月经 樂經／乐经
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyut$^6$ ging$^1$
*** Yale: yuht gīng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyt$^9$ ging$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yud$^6$ ging$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-kîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngied gin$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ gin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ kin²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-kîn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiad gin$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ gin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ kin²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: yeh$^{4-3}$ jing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-gĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-keng
*** Tâi-lô: ge̍h-king
*** Phofsit Daibuun: geqkefng
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-keng
*** Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-king
*** IPA (Lukang): /ɡə(ʔ)³⁵⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiɪŋ³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-keng
*** Tâi-lô: gue̍h-king
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goeqkefng
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Tainan): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghuêh$^8$ gêng$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h keng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² keŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yuq-cin; $^8$yoq-cin
*** MiniDict: yuih$^入$ cin; yoh$^入$ cin
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhyq-jin; $^5$hhioq-jin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ t͡ɕin²³/

### Noun

月經
* menstruation; period
    月經晚來／月经晚来 ― yuèjīng wǎnlái ― late period
    月經規律／月经规律 ― yuèjīng guīlǜ ― menstrual regularity; regular period
       Nǐ shénme shíhou lái yuèjīng? [Pinyin]
       When did you have your period?
       Wǒ de yuèjīng chíchí bùlái. [Pinyin]
       My period is late.
* menses (blood and other matter discharged during menstruation)

#### Synonyms

* (menstruation):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月經, 月信, 月事, 潮信 euphemistic |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 月經, 例假 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 月經, 月事, 好朋友, 大姨媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 月經, 大姨媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 月經, 例假 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 經脈兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月經, 身上 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 例假 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 月經, 姊妹 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 大姨媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 月經, 大姨媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 月經 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 大姨媽, 姑婆, 例假 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 月經, 大姨媽, M |
| Gan | Lichuan | 身上 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月期 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 月期 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 月事 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | mè-sù, 月經, 驚儂個 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 月經 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 老馬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月經, 經水 dated, 老朋友, 老鬼三, 大姨媽 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 大尿, 月家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 身上來 |

#### Derived terms

* 月經不調／月经不调 (yuèjīng bùtiáo)
* 月經帶／月经带 (yuèjīngdài)
* 月經期／月经期 (yuèjīngqī)
* 月經貧困／月经贫困 (yuèjīng pínkùn)
* 月經週期／月经周期 (yuèjīng zhōuqī)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 月(げっ)経(けい) (gekkei)
* → Korean: 월경(月經) (wolgyeong)
Others:
* → Vietnamese: kinh nguyệt (calque)

### Adjective

月經
* (neologism, slang, attributive, figurative) which comes up periodically, every now and then; periodic; regular; platitudinous
    月經帖／月经帖 ― yuèjīng tiě ― posts that come up every now and then
    月經新聞／月经新闻 ― yuèjīng xīnwén ― news stories that come up every so often

#### See also

* 年經／年经, 秒經／秒经

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 月 | 經 |
| げつ > げっ Grade: 1 | けい Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

月(げっ)經(けい) • (gekkei)
* Kyūjitai form of 月経 (“menstruation”)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 月 | 經 |

### Noun

月經 • (wolgyeong) (hangeul 월경)
* hanja form of 월경 (“menstruation; menses”)