# 月餅
## Chinese

* 月餅 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Mooncake (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yuèbǐng
       (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yue$^2$ bin$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yuěbing
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yue̊qbǐn
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyut$^6$ beng$^2$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): joet$^8$ boeng$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngut$^{5-4}$ biang$^2$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): jit$^6$ bing$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyyot$^6$ biang
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t-piáng / ngia̍t-piáng
    (Hailu, HRS): ngied$^ˋ$ biang$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiad$^6$ biang$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): yeh$^4$ bing$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): ngṳè-biǎng
* Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk-biāng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-piáⁿ / ge̍rh-piáⁿ / goe̍h-piáⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh$^8$ bian$^2$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): njyut$^5$ biang$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^8$yuq-pin$_5$; $^8$yoq-pin$_5$; $^8$gniuq-pin$_5$; $^8$gnioq-pin$_5$ / $^8$gnioq-pin$_3$ / $^8$ngeq-pin$_3$ / $^8$yuq-pin$_3$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): ye$^6$ bin$^3$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): ue$^4$ bionn$^{3*}$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): ye$^2$ bin$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuèbǐng → yuèbing (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ → ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuèbi̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: yüeh$^4$-ping$^5$
*** Yale: ywè-bing
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh.biing
*** Palladius: юэбин (juebin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ɥɛ⁵¹ b̥iŋ¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yue$^2$ bin$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: yebin
*** Sinological IPA : /ye²¹ pin⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yuěbing
*** Sinological IPA : /yɛ²¹ piŋ/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yue̊qbǐn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yueq$^5$ bin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /yeʔ⁵ pĩ¹¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyut$^6$ beng$^2$
*** Yale: yuht béng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyt$^9$ beng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yud$^6$ béng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːt̚² pɛːŋ³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: joet$^8$ boeng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /zøt̚²² pøŋ³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngut$^{5-4}$ biang$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡut̚³²⁻²¹ piaŋ⁵⁵/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: jit$^6$ bing$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jit̚⁵⁵ pɪŋ²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyyot$^6$ biang
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲyɵt̚⁵ piaŋ²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t-piáng
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngied biang$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ biang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵ pi̯aŋ³¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t-piáng
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiad biang$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad$^6$ biang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵ pi̯aŋ³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngied$^ˋ$ biang$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiet² piaŋ²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngiad$^6$ biang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiat̚⁵ piaŋ³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: yeh$^4$ bing$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ piŋ⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳè-biǎng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋyɛ⁴² piaŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk-biāng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋuoʔ⁵⁻³³ piaŋ³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Philippines, Jinjiang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-piáⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: ge̍h-piánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: geqpviar
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ piã⁴²/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ piã⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ piã⁵³/
*** IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-piáⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-piánn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-piáⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: gue̍h-piánn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goeqpviar
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ piã⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ piã⁴²/
*** IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ piã⁴⁴⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ghuêh$^8$ bian$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h piáⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² pĩã⁵²/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: njyut$^5$ biang$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɲyt̚²⁴ piɐŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yuq-pin$_5$; $^8$yoq-pin$_5$; $^8$gniuq-pin$_5$; $^8$gnioq-pin$_5$
*** MiniDict: yuih$^入$ pin$^去$; yoh$^入$ pin$^去$; nyuih$^入$ pin$^去$; nyoh$^入$ pin$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$hhyq-pin$_2$; $^5$hhioq-pin$_2$; $^5$nyyq-pin$_2$; $^5$nyioq-pin$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹¹ pin²³/, /ɦioʔ¹¹ pin²³/, /n̠ʲyɪʔ¹¹ pin²³/, /n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ pin²³/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^8$gnioq-pin$_3$
*** MiniDict: nyoh$^入$ pin$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦn̠ʲyoʔ²² pin³³/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^8$ngeq-pin$_3$
*** MiniDict: ngeh$^入$ pin$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /ŋəʔ²² pin⁵¹/
** (Northern: Hangzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^8$yuq-pin$_3$
*** MiniDict: yuih$^入$ pin$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /ɦyəʔ²² pin⁵³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ɦyəʔ²² piŋ³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ye$^6$ bin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /y̯e̞²⁴ pin⁴¹/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: ue$^4$ bionn$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /u̯e̞³⁵ pi̯ɔ̃⁴²⁻¹/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: ye$^2$ bin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /y̯e̞¹¹ pin³³/

### Noun

月餅
* mooncake (a Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 件 m c; 塊／块 m; 嚿 c)
    From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
    Jiǎ Mǔ yòu mìng jiāng jìzhān pū yú jiē shàng, mìng jiāng yuèbǐng xīguā guǒpǐn děng lèi dōu jiào bān xiàqù, lìng yātou xífù men yě dōu tuántuán wéizuò shǎngyuè. [Pinyin]
    Grandmother Jia also commanded them to spread the carpets on the stairs, and commanded them to bring the mooncakes, watermelon, fruits, and the like down, so that the daughters and daughters-in-law would sit around the table to view the moon.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 月餅 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 月餅 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 月餅 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 月餅, 中秋月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 月餅 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 月餅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 月餅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 月餅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 月餅, 鍋盔 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 月餅 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 月餅兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 月餅兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 月餅兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 月餅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 月餅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 月餅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 月餅, 月 in compounds |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 月餅, 月 in compounds |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 月餅, 月 in compounds |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 月餅 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 月餅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 月餅 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 月餅, 中秋餅 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 月餅, 月光糕 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 月餅, 中秋餅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 月餅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 月餅 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 中秋餅 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 中秋餅 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 月餅, 中秋餅 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 月餅 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 月餅 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 月光餅 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 月餅 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 月光餅, 月餅 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 月餅 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 月餅 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 月餅 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 月餅 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 月餅, 團圓餅 |
| Jin | Datong | 月餅 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 月餅 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 月餅 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 月餅 |
| Jin | Linhe | 月餅 |
| Jin | Jining | 月餅 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 月餅 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 月餅 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 月餅 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 月餅 |
| Jin | Handan | 月餅 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 月餅 |
| Jin | Suide | 月餅 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 月餅, 中秋餅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 月餅, 中秋餅 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 中秋餅, 月餅, 會餅 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 中秋餅, 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 中秋餅, 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 中秋餅 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 中秋餅, 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 中秋餅 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 中秋餅, 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 中秋餅 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 月餅 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 膫餅 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 中秋餅, 中秋月餅 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 月餅 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 月餅 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 月餅 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 月餅 |
| Wu | Danyang | 月餅 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 月餅 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 月餅 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 月餅 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 月餅, 起酥 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 月餅 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 月餅 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 月餅 |

#### Derived terms

* 冰皮月餅 / 冰皮月饼
* 廣式月餅 / 广式月饼
* 鮮肉月餅 / 鲜肉月饼

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 月餅(げっぺい) (geppei)
* → Korean: 월병(月餠) (wolbyeong)
Others:
* → Mongolian: еэвэн (jeeven)

#### See also

* (Jin) 國杜林／国杜林

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 月 | 餅 |
| げつ > げっ Grade: 1 | へい > ぺい Grade: S |
| kan'on ||
* Alternative spelling
* 月餠 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 月餅 / 月饼 (yuèbǐng).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) げっぺー [gèppéé] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɡe̞p̚pe̞ː]

### Noun

月(げっ)餅(ぺい) • (geppei)
* a mooncake

### References

* ↑ “月餅”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
* ↑ “月餅”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN