壬寅

Chinese

		9th heavenly stem	3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m.
trad. (壬寅)		壬	寅
simp. #(壬寅)		壬	寅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rényín

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-în / jîm-în

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rényín
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rényín
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-yin²
    • Yale: rén-yín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renyn
    • Palladius: жэньинь (žɛnʹinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ in³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: yàhm yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-în
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lim'iin
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² in²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîm-în
    • Tâi-lô: jîm-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jim'iin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zim²³⁻³³ in²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zim¹³⁻²² in¹³/

Noun

壬寅

1. The thirty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

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)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
壬	寅
みずのえ Jinmeiyō	とら Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 壬(みずのえ) (mizunoe, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 寅(とら) (tora, “the Tiger, the third earthly branch”)

Noun

壬寅(みずのてとら) • (mizunotetora) 

1. Water Tiger, the thirty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
壬	寅
じん Jinmeiyō	いん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Compound of 壬(じん) (jin, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 寅(いん) (in, “the Tiger, the third earthly branch”)

Noun

壬(じん)寅(いん) • (jin'in) 

1. Water Tiger, the thirty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
壬	寅

Proper noun

壬寅 • (Imin) (hangeul 임인)

1. Hanja form^? of 임인 (“Water Tiger, the thirty-ninth in the sexagenary cycle”).