# 做月內
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-ge̍rh-lǎi / chòe-ge̍h-lāi / chò-goe̍h-lāi / chòe-ge̍h-lǎi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ge̍rh-lǎi
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-ge̍rh-lǎi
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lai²²/
** (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ge̍h-lāi
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-ge̍h-lāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'geqlai
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lai³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lai²²/
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-goe̍h-lāi
*** Tâi-lô: tsò-gue̍h-lāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoirgoeqlai
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lai³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lai²²/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ge̍h-lǎi
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-ge̍h-lǎi
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lai³³/

### Verb

做月內
* (Southern Min, Puxian Min) 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 |