地支 [ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ; di4 zhi1]
the 12 earthly branches 子[ㄗˇ; zi3], 丑[ㄔㄡˇ; chou3], 寅[ㄧㄣˊ; yin2], 卯[ㄇㄠˇ; mao3], 辰[ㄔㄣˊ; chen2], 巳[ㄙˋ; si4], 午[ㄨˇ; wu3], 未[ㄨㄟˋ; wei4], 申[ㄕㄣ; shen1], 酉[ㄧㄡˇ; you3], 戌[ㄒㄩ; xu1], 亥[ㄏㄞˋ; hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
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地支
ちし
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
see: 十二支
earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
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