點卯

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Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.
trad. (點卯)		點	卯
simp. (点卯)		点	卯

Etymology

In ancient times, Chinese government officials used to have a rollcall and start work at the time of rabbit (5~7 a.m.).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diǎnmǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² maau⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-báu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnmǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnmǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tien³-mao³
  - Yale: dyǎn-mǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deanmao
  - Palladius: дяньмао (djanʹmao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dim² maau⁵
  - Yale: dím máauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dim² maau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dim² mao⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ maːu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-báu
  - Tâi-lô: tiám-báu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diafmbao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bau⁴¹/

Verb

點卯

to punch in at a workplace

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