# 坐月
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zuòyuè
       (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zo$^4$ yue$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): co$^5$ jyut$^{6-2}$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zo$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zo$^5$ ye$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyuè
*** Wade–Giles: tso$^4$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: dzwò-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh
*** Palladius: цзоюэ (czojue)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zo$^4$ yue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zoye
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡so²¹³ ye²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: co$^5$ jyut$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: chóh yút
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tso$^5$ jyt$^{9-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: co$^5$ yud$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɔː¹³ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zo$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsŏ gue̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡so³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zo$^5$ ye$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡so²¹⁻¹¹ y̯e̞²⁴/

#### Verb

坐月
* (dialectal) to go through yuezi, the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery that lasts for one month after childbirth, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 坐蓐, 坐草 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 坐月子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 坐月子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 坐月子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 坐月子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 坐月子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 坐月子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 做月子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 坐月子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 坐月子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 坐月子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 坐月裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 坐月子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 坐月子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 坐月子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 坐月子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 坐月子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 坐月子, 坐月 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 在月裡, 做月母子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 坐月 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 坐月子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 坐月 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 坐月, 坐月子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 坐月子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 坐月子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 做產婦, 坐月子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 在月裡 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 坐月, 住月, 生臊 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 受月 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 坐月, 菢月 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 住月 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 坐月基 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 做月, 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 坐月 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 坐月 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 坐月子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 坐月仔 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 做月 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 做月 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 做月 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 坐月 |
| Hakka | Changting | 做月日 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 做月日 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 做月 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 月嫩 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 做月子, 做舍母 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 做月日 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 做月 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 做月 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 做月 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 做月 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 做產婦, 養產婦 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 坐月子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 坐月子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 坐月子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 坐月子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 坐月子 |
| Jin | Handan | 坐月子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 做月 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 做月底 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 做月底 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 做月 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 做月 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 做月, 坐月仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 做月利 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 做月利 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 做月裡 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 做月底 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 做月底 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 做月利 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 做月底 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 做月底 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 做月利 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 做月底 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 月內 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 做月內 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 月內 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 月內 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 月內, 坐月 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 月內 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 坐臘 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 坐月 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 月內 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 坐月 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 月內 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 月內 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 坐月, 坐月子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 坐月子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 做舍姆 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 做十五 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 做舍姆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 做產務, 坐月則 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 坐月子, 做產婦 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 做舍姆, 做山 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 做月裡 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 做舍姆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 坐月子, 坐月 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 坐月子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 坐月子, 坐月 |

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuòyuè
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zo$^6$ jyut$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyuè
*** Wade–Giles: tso$^4$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: dzwò-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh
*** Palladius: цзоюэ (czojue)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zo$^6$ jyut$^6$
*** Yale: joh yuht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzo$^6$ jyt$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zo$^6$ yud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɔː²² jyːt̚²/
* Middle Chinese: dzwaX ngjwot
Rime :
| Character | 坐 | 月 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 月 (68) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 徂果切 | 魚厥切 |
| Baxter | dzwaX | ngjwot |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡zuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋʉɐt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡zuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋʷiɐt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zwa$^X$/ | /ŋuat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡zuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋĭwɐt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /d͡zʱuɑ$^X$/ | /ŋi̯wɐt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zuò | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zo$^6$ | jyut$^6$ |

#### Verb

坐月
* (literary) to sit under the moon
    From: Tang dynasty, 李白 (Li Bai), 北山獨酌寄韋六
    Zuòyuè guān bǎoshū, fú shuāng nòng yáozhěn. [Pinyin]
    Sitting under the moon, I read precious writings; I brushed the frost as if playing the zither.