庚申
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Chinese
| 7th heavenly stem; age | 9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend 9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend; to state; to explain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (庚申) |
庚 | 申 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gang1 san1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-sin / kng-sin / kiⁿ-sin / keⁿ-sin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gengshen
- Wade–Giles: kêng1-shên1
- Yale: gēng-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengshen
- Palladius: гэншэнь (gɛnšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
庚申
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gang1 san1
- Yale: gāng sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: gang1 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: geng1 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
庚申
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- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-sin
- Tâi-lô: king-sin
- Phofsit Daibuun: kengsyn
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sin
- Tâi-lô: kng-sin
- Phofsit Daibuun: kngsyn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ sin³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sin
- Tâi-lô: kinn-sin
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvisyn
- IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ sin³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-sin
- Tâi-lô: kenn-sin
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvesyn
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Noun
庚申
- The fifty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Monkey" 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 | |
|---|---|
| 庚 | 申 |
| かのえ Jinmeiyō |
さる Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 庚 (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 申 (saru, “the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch”)
Noun
- Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 庚 | 申 |
| こう Jinmeiyō |
しん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Compound of 庚 (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 申 (shin, “the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch”)
Noun
- Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
- Clipping of 庚申待 (kōshin-machi, “a religious wake held one the eve of the 57th day of a sexagenary calendar cycle”).
Derived terms
- 庚申草 (kōshinsō)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 庚 | 申 |
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 경신 (“Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)