Qiyue

Qīyuè
Chinese name
Chinese七月
Hanyu PinyinQīyuè
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīyuè
Korean name
Hangul칠월
Hanja七月
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationChirwol
Traditional Korean name
Hangul원숭이달
Hanja申月
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationWonsungidal
Japanese name
Kanji七月
Kanaしちがつ
Transcriptions
RomanizationShichigatsu
Traditional Japanese name
Kanji文月
Kanaふみづき
Transcriptions
RomanizationFumizuki

Qīyuè (Chinese: 七月) is the seventh month of the Chinese calendar and calendars based on it, such as the Japanese calendar, Korean calendar and Vietnamese calendar. It follows Liùyuè and precedes Bāyuè. It is known in Japanese as Shichigatsu (Japanese: 七月) or traditionally Fumizuki (Japanese: 文月), and in Korean as Chirwol (Korean: 칠월; Hanja: 七月) or traditionally Wonsungidal (Korean: 원숭이달; Hanja: 申月). All of these words can also refer to the month of July in the Gregorian calendar.

Names

In Mandarin Chinese, traditional names of the month include lányuè (Chinese: 蘭月／兰月), qiǎoyuè (Chinese: 巧月), and mèngqiū (Chinese: 孟秋).

In Japanese, the month is known as shichigatsu (Japanese: 七月) or traditionally fumizuki (Japanese: 文月). Several etymologies have been proposed for fumizuki. The 12th century poet Fujiwara no Kiyosuke connected it to spreading out written texts (文; fumi) during Tanabata, and another explanation connects it with rice ears developing grain. Alternative Japanese name include mōshū (孟秋), oyazuki (親月), tanabatazuki (七夕月), ominaeshizuki (女郎花月), rangetsu (蘭月), and ryōgetsu (涼月).

Observances

Dates

Below is a list of the start and end dates of Qīyuè in the Gregorian calendar. Because the 1-hour difference between China and Japan/Korea occasionally affects the date on which a new moon occurs, the dates below can differ from those of the Japanese and Korean calendars.

Dates of Qīyuè
Year First day Last day
2016 3 August 31 August
2017 22 August 19 September
2018 11 August 9 September
2019 1 August 29 August
2020 19 August 16 September
2021 8 August 6 September
2022 29 July 26 August
2023 16 August 14 September
2024 4 August 2 September
2025 23 August 21 September
2026 13 August 10 September
2027 2 August 31 August
2028 20 August 18 September
2029 10 August 7 September
2030 30 July 28 August
2031 18 August 16 September
2032 6 August 4 September
2033 26 July 24 August
2034 14 August 12 September
2035 4 August 1 September
2036 22 August 19 September

References

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  2. ↑ Abe, Namiko. "Can you tell me the old names of the months?". About.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Schulz, Carol H. (2006). "Korean Terms for Calendar and Horary Signs, Holidays, and Seasons". In Sohn, Ho-min (ed.). Korean Language in Culture and Society. University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 9780824826949.
  4. ↑ "蘭月". 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Ministry of Education, Republic of China.
  5. ↑ "巧月". 漢典 (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ "孟秋". 漢典 (in Chinese).
  7. ↑ "初七". 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Ministry of Education, Republic of China.
  8. ↑ 김명자. "칠석". 한국민족문화대백과사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  9. ↑ "中元". 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Ministry of Education, Republic of China.
  10. ↑ Kawauso (15 June 2013). "2013年、日本と中国の旧暦の日付が違ってます". こよみのページ (in Japanese).
  11. ↑ Aslaksen, Helmer (July 17, 2010). "The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar" (PDF). Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.