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丙寅
丙寅
Chinese
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3rd heavenly stem (fishtail) |
3rd earthly branch (polite) |
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simp. and trad. (丙寅) |
丙 | 寅 | |
Noun
丙寅
- The third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支), sometimes glossed as "Fire Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 丙 | 寅 |
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ひのえ Grade: S |
とら Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of the celestial stem 丙 (hinoe) and the earthly branch 寅 (tora, “tiger”).
Noun
丙寅 (hiragana ひのえとら, romaji hinoetora)
- Fire Tiger, the third in the sexagenary cycle
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 丙 | 寅 |
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へい Grade: S |
いん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
The combination of the celestial stem 丙 (hinoe) and the earthly branch 寅 (tora, “tiger”).
Noun
丙寅 (hiragana へいいん, romaji heiin)
- Fire Tiger, the third in the sexagenary cycle