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戊寅

戊寅

Chinese

		3rd heavenly stem (fishtail)	3rd earthly branch (polite)
simp. and trad. (戊寅)		戊	寅

Noun

戊寅

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

See also

(preceding term): 丁丑 (dīngchǒu)
(next term): 己卯 (jǐmǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wùyín

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁶ jan⁴
Min Nan (POJ): bō͘-în

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wùyín
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhyn
  - IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ in³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁶ jan⁴
  - Yale: mouh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ jan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² jɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-în
  - Tâi-lô: bōo-în
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boxiin
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔ⁴¹⁻²² in²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔ²²⁻²¹ in²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔ²²⁻²¹ in¹³/