---
title: "Yueguang Meaning: 月光 (yuèguāng) Means “moonlight”"
description: "月光 (yuèguāng) means “moonlight”. Hear its tones, see what 月 and 光 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yueguang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 月光 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

月光 yuèguāng

## moonlight

## It can also mean

- (slang) to spend one's whole salary every month (as in 月光族)

## Its characters

1. 月 yuè month
2. 光 guāng light

## In a sentence

我工资太低，每个月都月光。 My salary is so low that I spend it all every month.

这首诗叫《静夜思》，一共只有二十个字：夜里睡不着，看见床前的**月光**，还以为是地上落了一层霜

From [李白是谁？ · Who was Li Bai? China’s poet of the moon](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-li-bai#library-word-80-82)

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## More words with 月 or 光

- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [不光 bùguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang)
- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [发光 fāguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguang)
- [风光 fēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengguang)
- [光滑 guānghuá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghua)
- [光辉 guānghuī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanghui)
- [光临 guānglín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanglin)
- [光芒 guāngmáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangmang)
- [光明 guāngmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangming)

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