干支 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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1 Chinese
- 1.1 Pronunciation
- 1.2 Noun
  * 1.2.1 Hyponyms
  * 1.2.2 See also
2 Japanese
- 2.1 Etymology 1
  * 2.1.1 Pronunciation
  * 2.1.2 Noun
- 2.2 Etymology 2
  * 2.2.1 Pronunciation
  * 2.2.2 Noun

干支

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| | [heavenly] stems | [earthly] branches | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | | simp. and trad.(干支) | 干 | 支 |

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gānzhī
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄢㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gon1 zi1
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-kî
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kan-ki / kan-chi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
  * Hanyu Pinyin: gānzhī
  * Zhuyin: ㄍㄢㄓ
  * Tongyong Pinyin: ganjhih
  * Wade–Giles: kan1-chih1
  * Yale: gān-jr̄
  * Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganjy
  * Palladius: ганьчжи (ganʹčži)
  * Sinological IPA (key): /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
  * Jyutping: gon1 zi1
  * Yale: gōn jī
  * Cantonese Pinyin: gon1 dzi1
  * Guangdong Romanization: gon1 ji1
  * Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  * Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-kî
  * Hakka Romanization System: gonˊ giˊ
  * Hagfa Pinyim: gon1 gi1
  * Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  * Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-ki
  * Tâi-lô: kan-ki
  * Phofsit Daibuun: kanky
  * IPA (Quanzhou): /kan³³ ki³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  * Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kan-chi
  * Tâi-lô: kan-tsi
  * Phofsit Daibuun: kancy
  * IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/
  * IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

干支

The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.

(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)
花甲 (huājiǎ)

Kanji in this term
干	支
かんGrade: 6	しGrade: 5
on'yomi

(Tokyo) かんし [káꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA(key): [kã̠ɰ̃ɕi]

干(かん)支(し) • (kanshi)

the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

十干(じっかん) (jikkan, “ten heavenly stems”)
十二支(じゅうにし) (jūnishi, “twelve earthly branches”)
還暦(かんれき) (kanreki, “sexagennial”)

Kanji in this term
干	支
えと
Grade: 6	Grade: 5
jukujikun

The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as "positive" and "heavenly stems", the younger is adopted as "negative" and "earthly branches".

(Tokyo) えと [ètó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA(key): [e̞to̞]

干支(えと) • (eto)

the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)
2000(にせん)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は庚(かのえ)辰(たつ)でした。
Nisen-nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.
The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.
(narrowly): the twelve earthly branches
1994(せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうよ)年(ねん)の干支(えと)は戌(いぬ)でした。
Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.
The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.

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