癸巳

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Chinese

		10th heavenly stem	6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.
trad. (癸巳)		癸	巳
simp. ^#(癸巳)		癸	巳

Wikipedia has articles on:

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐsì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ zi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-sū / kúi-sǐr / kùi-jī / kùi-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǐsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guěisìh
  - Wade–Giles: kuei³-ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: gwěi-sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeisyh
  - Palladius: гуйсы (gujsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ zi⁶
  - Yale: gwai jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei³ ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kuí-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuysu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: kuí-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-jī
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuieji
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuiesu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/

Noun

癸巳

The thirtieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water 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
癸	巳
みずのと Hyōgai	み Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 癸(みずのと) (mizunoto, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 巳(み) (mi, “the Snake, the sixth earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(みずのと)巳(み) • (mizunotomi)

Water Snake, the thirtieth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
癸	巳
き Hyōgai	し Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of 癸(き) (ki, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 巳(し) (shi, “the Snake, the sixth earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(き)巳(し) • (kishi)

Water Snake, the thirtieth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
癸	巳

Proper noun

癸巳 • (Gyesa) (hangeul 계사)

hanja form^? of 계사 (“Water Snake, the thirtieth in the sexagenary cycle”)

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