十二支

Chinese

		twelve; 12	(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
simp. and trad. (十二支)		十二	支

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shí'èrzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sap⁶ ji⁶ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shí'èrzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyelljy
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sap⁶ ji⁶ zi¹
  - Yale: sahp yih jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sap⁹ ji⁶ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seb⁶ yi⁶ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐp̚² jiː²² t͡siː⁵⁵/

Noun

十二支

the 12 "earthly branches" 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài) (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)

Hyponyms

Earth branches and animals

子鼠 (rat)
丑牛 (ox)
寅虎 (tiger)
卯兔 (rabbit)
辰龍 (dragon)
巳蛇 (snake)
午馬 (horse)
未羊 (goat)
申猴 (monkey)
酉鷄 (rooster)
戌狗 (dog)
亥猪 (pig)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	二	支
じゅう Grade: 1	に Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Stone carving of Chinese zodiac

Noun

十二支 (hiragana じゅうにし, rōmaji jūnishi)

the twelve "earthly branches" (支) of the Chinese zodiac, which are represented each by an animal

See also

十二支

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