戊子
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Chinese
| 5th heavenly stem | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (戊子) |
戊 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wùzǐh
- Wade–Giles: wu4-tzŭ3
- Yale: wù-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhtzyy
- Palladius: уцзы (uczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou6 zi2
- Yale: mouh jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou6 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: mou6 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²² t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-chú
- Tâi-lô: bōo-tsú
- Phofsit Daibuun: boxzuo
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-chír
- Tâi-lô: bōo-tsír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-chí
- Tâi-lô: bōo-tsí
- Phofsit Daibuun: boxcie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /bɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Noun
戊子
- The twenty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Rat" 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 | |
|---|---|
| 戊 | 子 |
| つちのえ Jinmeiyō |
ね Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 戊 (tsuchinoe, “the fifth heavenly stem”) + 子 (ne, “rat”)
Noun
戊子 • (tsuchinoene)
- Earth Rat, the twenty=fifth term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 戊 | 子 |
| ぼ Jinmeiyō |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Compound of 戊 (bo, “the fifth heavenly stem”) + 子 (shi, “rat”)
Noun
- Earth Rat, the twenty=fifth term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 戊 | 子 |
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 무자 (“Earth Rat, the twenty-fifth in the sexagenary cycle”)