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壬申

壬申

Chinese

		9th heavenly stem (pole)	9th earthly branch (lightning bolt)
simp. and trad. (壬申)		壬	申

Noun

壬申

The ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支), sometimes glossed as "Water Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

See also

(preceding term): 辛未
(next term): 癸酉

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rénshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ san¹
Min Nan (POJ): lîm-sin / jîm-sin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: rénshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renshen
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    人參／人参
    人身
    壬申
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam⁴ san¹
  - Yale: yàhm sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-sin
  - Tâi-lô: lîm-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: limsyn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² ɕin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîm-sin
  - Tâi-lô: jîm-sin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jimsyn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑim¹³⁻²² ɕin⁴⁴/