月 yuè moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] syn 卫星 衛星 wèi xīng satellite / moon / CL:顆|颗[ke1] 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool 月亮 yuè liang the moon syn 泳池 yǒng chí swimming pool 月球 yuè qiú the moon syn 水池 shuǐ chí pond / pool / sink / washbasin 池塘 chí táng pool / pond syn 池子 chí zi pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater) syn 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon syn 满月 滿月 mǎn yuè full moon / whole month / baby's one-month old birthday syn 血泊 xuè pō pool of blood 下山 xià shān to go down a hill / (of the sun or moon) to set 泰坦 tài tǎn Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) 明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn 新月 xīn yuè new moon / crescent syn 水道 shuǐ dào watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool) syn 水塘 shuǐ táng pool 月食 yuè shí lunar eclipse / eclipse of the moon 望月 wàng yuè full moon syn 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon / day and month / every day and every month / season / life and livelihood syn 游泳馆 游泳館 yóu yǒng guǎn indoor swimming pool / natatorium 心花怒放 xīn huā nù fàng to burst with joy (idiom) / to be over the moon / to be elated syn 登月 dēng yuè to go (up) to the moon 集思广益 集思廣益 jí sī guǎng yì collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom) / to pool wisdom for mutual benefit / to profit from widespread suggestions 水潭 shuǐ tán water pool / pond syn 月牙 yuè yá crescent moon syn 残月 殘月 cán yuè waning moon 赏月 賞月 shǎng yuè to admire the full moon syn 月相 yuè xiàng phase of the moon 嫦娥 cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) / one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft syn 玉兔 yù tù the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon syn 中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn 月宫 月宮 yuè gōng Palace in the Moon (in folk tales) syn 奔月 bèn yuè to fly to the moon 上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon) 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 半月 bàn yuè half-moon / fortnight 星月 xīng yuè the moon and the stars 圆月 圓月 yuán yuè full moon 桌球 zhuō qiú table tennis / table tennis ball (Tw) / billiards / pool / snooker (HK, Singapore, Malaysia) 初升 chū shēng rising (sun, moon etc) 太阴 太陰 tài yīn the Moon (esp. in Daoism) syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 撞球 zhuàng qiú billiards / billiards ball / pool (game) 弯月 彎月 wān yuè crescent moon / crescent shape 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē waxing and waning (of the moon) 日月潭 rì yuè tán Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan 蓝月亮 藍月亮 lán yuè liang Blue Moon, a hypothetical planet 三光 sān guāng the sun, the moon, and the stars 凑钱 湊錢 còu qián to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth) 上弦月 shàng xián yuè first quarter moon 月轮 月輪 yuè lún full moon syn 沈括 shěn kuò Shen Kuo (1031-1095), Chinese polymath, scientist and statesman of Song dynasty, author of Dream Pool Essays 夢溪筆談|梦溪笔谈[Meng4 Xi1 Bi3 tan2] 拼 pīn to piece together / to put together / to pool (resources etc) / to share / to risk all / to go all out / to spell (words) syn 晕 暈 yùn dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun syn 圆 圓 yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) syn 凑 湊 còu to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity syn 泽 澤 zé pool / pond / (of metals etc) luster / favor or beneficence / damp / moist syn 滩 灘 tān beach / shoal / rapids / CL:片[pian4] / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle syn 沼 zhǎo pond / pool syn 汪 wāng expanse of water / ooze / (onom.) bark / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle syn 潭 tán deep pool / pond / pit (dialect) / depression syn 塘 táng dyke / embankment / pool or pond / hot-water bathing pool syn 渊 淵 yuān deep pool / deep / profound syn 朔望 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month syn 澡塘 zǎo táng communal bath / common pool in bath house syn 凑份子 湊份子 còu fèn zi to pool resources (for a gift, project etc) syn 蟾 chán toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon 池沼 chí zhǎo pool / pond syn 月球车 月球車 yuè qiú chē moon buggy 望日 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month syn 梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass 日月如梭 rì yuè rú suō the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom) / How time flies! syn 皎月 jiǎo yuè the bright moon syn 朔月 shuò yuè new moon / first day of the lunar month syn 弥月 彌月 mí yuè full moon / first full moon after birth (i.e. entering the second month) 月晕 月暈 yuè yùn ring around the moon / lunar halo 蟾宫折桂 蟾宮折桂 chán gōng zhé guì lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) / fig. to succeed in the imperial examination syn 吟风弄月 吟風弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon / fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) syn 水中捞月 水中撈月 shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) / a hopeless endeavor syn 陂 bēi pool / pond / bank of a pond / mountain slope / Taiwan pr. [pi2] 潴 瀦 zhū pool / pond 凼 dàng pool / pit / ditch / cesspit 醵 jù to contribute to a feast / to pool (money) 月岩 yuè yán moon rock 众星捧月 眾星捧月 zhòng xīng pěng yuè lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to view sb as core figure / to group around a revered leader / to revolve around sb 木卫二 木衛二 mù wèi èr Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II 一潭死水 yī tán sǐ shuǐ a pool of stagnant water / stagnant or listless condition 弦月 xián yuè half-moon / the 7th and 8th and 22nd and 23rd of the lunar month 月偏食 yuè piān shí partial eclipse of the moon 木卫四 木衛四 mù wèi sì Callisto (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter IV 木卫三 木衛三 mù wèi sān Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III 木卫 木衛 mù wèi moon of Jupiter 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) / fig. an unrealistic rosy view / viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles / also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 syn 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡) / fig. spotless white and pure / flawless person 