甲寅
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Chinese
| 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | 3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (甲寅) |
甲 | 寅 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎyín
- Wade–Giles: chia3-yin2
- Yale: jyǎ-yín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeayn
- Palladius: цзяинь (czjainʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ in³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaap3 jan4
- Yale: gaap yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaap8 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: gab3 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːp̚³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
甲寅
- The fifty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Tiger" 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 | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 寅 |
| きのえ Grade: S |
とら Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 甲 (kinoe, “the first heavenly stem”) + 寅 (tora, “the Tiger, the third earthly branch”)
Noun
- Wood Tiger, the fifty-first term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 寅 |
| こう Grade: S |
いん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Compound of 甲 (kō, “the first heavenly stem”) + 寅 (in, “the Tiger, the third earthly branch”)
Noun
- Wood Tiger, the fifty-first term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 寅 |
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 갑인 (“Wood Tiger, the fifty-first in the sexagenary cycle”)