月桂冠

Chinese

		bay laurel; sweet osmanthus on the Moon	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad. (月桂冠)		月桂	冠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèguìguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ gwai³ gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèguìguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèguèiguan
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-kuei⁴-kuan¹
    • Yale: ywè-gwèi-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehgueyguan
    • Palladius: юэгуйгуань (juegujguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ gwai³ gun¹
    • Yale: yuht gwai gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ gwai³ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ guei³ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² kʷɐi̯³³ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

月桂冠

1. laurel wreath; laurel crown

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	桂	冠
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	けい Jinmeiyō	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 月桂(げっけい) (gekkei) + 冠(かん) (kan). 月桂 is an abbreviation for 月桂樹, a laurel tree.

Noun

月(げっ)桂(けい)冠(かん) • (gekkeikan) 

1. a crown made from the leaves of a laurel tree; a laurel crown

Coordinate terms

• 王冠(おうかん) (ōkan)