甲子
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Chinese
| 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | 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. (甲子) |
甲 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaap3 zi2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): gap2 du2
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): jiah4 zi2
- Eastern Min (BUC): gák-cṳ̄
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gor5 zi3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-chí / kah-chú / kah-chír
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7ciaq-tsy
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎzǐh
- Wade–Giles: chia3-tzŭ3
- Yale: jyǎ-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeatzyy
- Palladius: цзяцзы (czjaczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gap2 du2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kap̚⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: gabˋ ziiˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gab5 zi3
- Sinological IPA: /kap̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: gab ziiˊ
- Sinological IPA: /kap⁵⁻² t͡sɨ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: jiah4 zi2
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gák-cṳ̄
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sy³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gor5 zi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ (t͡s-)li⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gor5 zi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ (t͡s-)li³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
甲子
- The first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
- A full or completed set of the sexagenary cycle.
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)
Derived terms
- 一甲子 (yījiǎzǐ)
Proper noun
甲子
- (～鎮) Jiazi (a town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China)
- (～鎮) Jiazi (a town in Qiongshan district, Haikou, Hainan, China)
References
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “甲子”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 227.
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 子 |
| きのえ Grade: S |
ね Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 子 |
| こう Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 子 |
| かぶと > かっ Grade: S |
し Grade: 1 |
| irregular | on'yomi |
The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle
- Hypernym: 干支
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “甲子
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 子 |
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 갑자 (“Wood Rat, the first in the sexagenary cycle”)
References
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 甲 | 子 |
Noun
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Zhuang
Noun
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