己巳

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Chinese

		6th heavenly stem; self	6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.
simp. and trad. (己巳)		己	巳

Wikipedia has articles on:

己巳 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Chinese sexagenary cycle (English)
Snake (zodiac) (English)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǐsì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² zi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kí-sū / kí-sǐr / kí-jī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐsìh
  - Wade–Giles: chi³-ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: jǐ-sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiisyh
  - Palladius: цзисы (czisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² zi⁶
  - Yale: géi jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kí-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kysu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: kí-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-jī
  - Tâi-lô: kí-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kyji
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²/

Noun

己巳

The sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

(Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
己	巳
つちのと Grade: 6	み Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 己(つちのと) (tsuchinoto, “the sixth heavenly stem”) + 巳(み) (mi, “snake”)

Noun

己(つちのと)巳(み) • (tsuchinotomi)

Earth Snake, the sixth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
己	巳
き Grade: 6	し Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of 己(き) (ki, “the sixth heavenly stem”) + 巳(し) (shi, “snake”)

Noun

己(き)巳(し) • (kishi)

Earth Snake, the sixth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
己	巳

Proper noun

己巳 • (Gisa) (hangeul 기사)

hanja form^? of 기사 (“Earth Snake, the sixth in the sexagenary cycle”)

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