# 月半
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yuèbàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut$^6$ bun$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-pan / ngia̍t-pan
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-pòaⁿ / goe̍h-pòaⁿ
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$yuq-poe; $^8$yoq-poe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuèbàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuèbàn
*** Wade–Giles: yüeh$^4$-pan$^4$
*** Yale: ywè-bàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehbann
*** Palladius: юэбань (juebanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyut$^6$ bun$^3$
*** Yale: yuht bun
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyt$^9$ bun$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yud$^6$ bun$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːt̚² puːn³³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-pan
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngied ban
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ ban$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ pan⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-pan
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiad ban
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ ban$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ pan⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-pòaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: ge̍h-puànn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: geqpvoax
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-pòaⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: gue̍h-puànn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goeqpvoax
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yuq-poe; $^8$yoq-poe
*** MiniDict: yuih$^入$ poe; yoh$^入$ poe
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhyq-poe; $^5$hhioq-poe
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ pø²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ pø²³/

### Noun

月半
* the fifteenth day of a lunar month
       “jyut$^6$ bun$^3$ siu$^2$ je$^6$ kuk$^1$” [Jyutping]
       "Half-Moon Serenade"
** (Hubei, specifically) Lantern Festival (fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 元宵節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 元宵節, 正月十五, 燈節兒, 小年 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 元宵節, 上元節 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 元宵節, 小年 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 元宵節 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 燈節兒, 正月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 正月兒十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 正月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 正月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 正月十五 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 正月十五, 元宵節 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 正月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 元宵節, 小年, 正月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 正月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 正月兒十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 正月十五 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 元宵, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五, 小年 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 元宵節 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 元宵節, 小年下, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 正月十五兒, 小年下 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 正月十五兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 元宵節, 正月十五, 正月十五兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 元宵節, 觀燈節, 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 元宵節, 元宵, 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 元宵節, 正月十五, 大年 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 元宵節, 小年, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 大年 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 元宵, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 大正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 正月十五, 大年 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 元宵節, 正月十五, 燈節, 小年, 月半, 正月半 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 元宵節, 正月十五, 把把年, 末年 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 元宵節, 正月十五, 月半 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 元宵節, 大年, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 十五, 大年 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 正月十五, 年宵, 元宵節, 元宵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 元宵節 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 元宵節, 上元節, 小年, 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 元宵節, 元宵, 燈節, 正月十五, 正月半, 小年 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 正月半, 老年, 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 正月半 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 元宵節, 小年 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 正月十五 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 元宵節, 正月十五, 十五, 月半 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 年宵, 元宵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 元宵, 元宵節, 新十五, 上元誕, 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 元宵 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 上元誕 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 年宵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 元宵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 上元節 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 散燈 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 新十五 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 年宵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 新十五 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 埋燈 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 正月十五, 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 年宵 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 元宵節 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 正月十五, 十五 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 正月十五 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 元燈 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 正月十五 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 元宵節, 元宵 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 元宵, 上元 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 正月半 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 正月十五 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 正月半 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 正月十五 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 正月十五 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 元宵節, 菜籃節 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 正月半, 正月十五, 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 正月半, 元宵節, 上元 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 正月半, 元宵節, 上元 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 正月半 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 元宵節 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 正月半 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 正月半 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 元宵節 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Jin | Datong | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 正月兒十五 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 元宵節, 正月十五 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 元宵節 |
| Jin | Linhe | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Jining | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Jin | Baotou | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Handan | 元宵節, 燈節, 正月十五 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 正月十五 |
| Jin | Suide | 正月十五, 十五 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 元宵, 正月十五 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 元宵節, 元宵, 正月十五 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 正月十五, 元宵 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 元宵 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 元宵 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 正月半 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 元宵 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 正月十五, 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 元宵, 上元 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 上元, 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 上元, 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 十五暝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 十五暝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 上元 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 十五暝 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 元宵, 正月十五, 十五暝 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 元宵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 正月十五, 元宵節 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 年囝, 孧年 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 年囝, 正月十五, 十五 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 上元 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 正月十五 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 正月十五, 元宵 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 元宵節 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 元宵節, 正月半, 上元節 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 正月半 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 元宵節, 正月半, 上元 |
| Wu | Danyang | 正月半, 元宵節 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 元宵節 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 正月半 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 元宵節, 燈節 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 元宵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 元宵節, 元宵 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 上元節, 元夕 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 元宵節 |

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 월반(月半) (wolban)