# 二月
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): èryuè
       (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): er$^4$ yue$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): эрйүә (eryüə, III-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji$^6$ jyut$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngei$^5$ ngut$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngi-ngie̍t / ngi-ngia̍t
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngi$^4$ ngiad$^6$
* Jin (Wiktionary): er$^3$ yeh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): nī-ngṳè
* Eastern Min (BUC): nê-nguŏk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lī-ge̍rh / lī-ge̍h / jī-goe̍h / jī-ge̍h / gī-goe̍h / jī-gēr / jī-gōe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ri$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$gni-yuq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: èryuè
*** Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: èryuè
*** Wade–Giles: êrh$^4$-yüeh$^4$
*** Yale: èr-ywè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellyueh
*** Palladius: эрюэ (erjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: er$^4$ yue$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rye
*** Sinological IPA : /ɚ²¹³ ye²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: эрйүә (eryüə, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛɻ⁴⁴ yə²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^6$ jyut$^6$
*** Yale: yih yuht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^6$ jyt$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^6$ yud$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː²² jyːt̚²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngei$^5$ ngut$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡei³² ᵑɡut̚³²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-ngie̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi ngied
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^4$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi̯et̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-ngia̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngi ngiad
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngi$^4$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi̯at̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngi$^4$ ngiad$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵³ ŋiat̚⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: er$^3$ yeh$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /əɻ⁴⁵ yəʔ²/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nī-ngṳè
*** Sinological IPA : /ni⁵⁵ ŋyɛ⁴²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nê-nguŏk
*** Sinological IPA : /nˡi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋuoʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ge̍rh
*** Tâi-lô: lī-ge̍rh
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁴¹⁻²² ɡəʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /li²²⁻¹² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Lukang): /li³¹⁻²² ɡəʔ³⁵/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Philippines, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-ge̍h
*** Tâi-lô: lī-ge̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lixgeh
*** IPA (Xiamen): /li²²⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /li⁴¹⁻²² ɡeʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ ɡeʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-goe̍h
*** Tâi-lô: jī-gue̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixgoeh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Tainan): /d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /d͡zi²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi³³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-ge̍h
*** Tâi-lô: jī-ge̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixgeh
** (Hokkien: Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-goe̍h
*** Tâi-lô: gī-gue̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: gixgoeh
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-gēr
*** Tâi-lô: jī-gēr
** (Hokkien: Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jī-gōe
*** Tâi-lô: jī-guē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jixgoe
*** IPA (Yilan): /d͡zi³³⁻²¹ ɡue³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ri$^6$ ghuêh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jĭ gue̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zi³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡueʔ⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gni-yuq
*** MiniDict: nyi$^去$ yuih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyi-hhyq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: nyijH ngjwot
Rime :
| Character | 二 | 月 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 月 (68) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 而至切 | 魚厥切 |
| Baxter | nyijH | ngjwot |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵiɪ$^H$/ | /ŋʉɐt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵi$^H$/ | /ŋʷiɐt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑjɪ$^H$/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵi$^H$/ | /ŋuat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵi$^H$/ | /ŋiuɐt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑi$^H$/ | /ŋĭwɐt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi$^H$/ | /ŋi̯wɐt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | èr | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ji$^6$ | jyut$^6$ |

### Noun

二月
* February
* The modern name for the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

#### Synonyms

* (Xiang) 二月子, 二月間子／二月间子
* (lunar month): 杏月 (Xìngyuè), 如月 (Rúyuè), 麗月／丽月 (Lìyuè), 花月 (huāyuè), 柳月, 仲春, 酣春, 艷春／艳春, 芳春, 早春 (zǎochūn)

#### Derived terms

* 二月二
* 二月革命 (Èryuè Gémìng)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 二 | 月 |
| に Grade: 1 | がつ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 2月
二 (ni, “two”) +‎ 月 (-gatsu, “month”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) にがつ [nìgátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3]) noun
* (Tokyo) にがつ [nìgátsú] (Heiban – [0]) adverb
* (Tokyo) にがつ [níꜜgàtsù] (Atamadaka – [1]) newly emerging accent, increasing number of users, sometimes deemed as cacophonous or grating on the ears
* IPA: [ɲ̟iɡa̠t͡sɨ]

#### Noun

二(に)月(がつ) • (nigatsu)
* February

#### See also

* 二(に)ヶ月(げつ) (nigagetsu)
* (Gregorian calendar months) 一(いち)月(がつ) (ichigatsu), 二(に)月(がつ) (nigatsu), 三(さん)月(がつ) (sangatsu), 四(し)月(がつ) (shigatsu), 五(ご)月(がつ) (gogatsu), 六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu), 七(しち)月(がつ) (shichigatsu), 八(はち)月(がつ) (hachigatsu), 九(く)月(がつ) (kugatsu), 十(じゅう)月(がつ) (jūgatsu), 十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ) (jūichigatsu), 十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) (jūnigatsu)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 二 | 月 |
| きさらぎ ||
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 1 |
| irregular ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 二月 – see the following entry. :
| 【如月きさらぎ】 | [noun] (archaic) the second month of the lunar calendar [noun] (poetic) February Alternative spellings 衣更着, 更衣 |
(This term, 二月, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ 塩田 雄大 (2001 February 1) “「２月」「４月」のアクセント”, in 最近気になる放送用語‎ (in Japanese), NHK Publishing, Inc., archived from the original on 2024-03-05: “ところが、本来尾高型の2月と4月を、頭高型で［ニ＼カ゜ツ］［シ＼カ゜ツ］と発音する人が増えています。間違えないように「頭高はゴー、サンキュー」と覚えておきましょう。 ［ニカ゜ツ＼］を［ニ＼カ゜ツ］と発音したところで意味が変わるわけではない、という意見もあるかもしれません。しかしこれは「耳障りなアクセント」だから放送では［ニカ゜ツ＼］と発音してほしい、という声が視聴者から数多く寄せられています。”

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 二 | 月 |

### Noun

二月 • (iwol) (hangeul 이월)
* hanja form of 이월 (“February”)