# 坐月子
## Chinese

* 坐月子 (Written Standard Chinese)
* postpartum confinement (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zuòyuèzi
       (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zo$^4$ yue$^2$ zi$^3$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): co$^5$ jyut$^6$ zi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): co$^5$ nyot$^6$ zi
* Jin (Wiktionary): zue$^3$ yeh$^4$ zeh
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zo$^5$ ye$^6$ zr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyuèzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyuèzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tso$^4$-yüeh$^4$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: dzwò-ywè-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohyueh.tzy
*** Palladius: цзоюэцзы (czojueczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zo$^4$ yue$^2$ zi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zoyez
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡so²¹³ ye²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: co$^5$ jyut$^6$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: chóh yuht jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tso$^5$ jyt$^9$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: co$^5$ yud$^6$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɔː¹³ jyːt̚² t͡siː³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: co$^5$ nyot$^6$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰo¹¹ n̠ʲɵt̚⁵ t͡sz̩²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zue$^3$ yeh$^4$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /t͡suɤ⁴⁵ yəʔ² t͡səʔ³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zo$^5$ ye$^6$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡so²¹⁻¹¹ y̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

### Verb

坐月子
* 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, lying-in, or postpartum confinement)
       Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn. [Pinyin]
       This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.

#### 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 |

#### See also

* 月嫂 (yuèsǎo)
* (Sichuan) 月母子, 月公子