癸丑

Chinese

		10th heavenly stem	2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown 2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown; surname
trad. (癸丑)		癸	丑
simp. #(癸丑)		癸	丑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐchǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ cau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-thiú / kùi-thiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐchǒu [Phonetic: guíchǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěichǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-chʻou³
    • Yale: gwěi-chǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeichoou
    • Palladius: гуйчоу (gujčou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ cau²
    • Yale: gwai cháu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ tsau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ ceo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-thiú
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-thiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuy'tiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-thiú
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-thiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuie'tiuo
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiu⁴¹/

Noun

癸丑

1. The fiftieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Ox" 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
癸	丑
みずのと Hyōgaiji	うし Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 癸(みずのと) (mizunoto, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 丑(うし) (ushi, “the Ox, the second earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(みずのと)丑(うし) • (mizunotoushi) 

1. Water Ox, the fiftieth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
癸	丑
き Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Compound of 癸(き) (ki, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 丑(ちゅう) (chū, “the Ox, the second earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(き)丑(ちゅう) • (kichū) 

1. Water Ox, the fiftieth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
癸	丑

Proper noun

癸丑 • (Gyechuk) (hangeul 계축)

1. Hanja form^? of 계축 (“Water Ox, the fiftieth in the sexagenary cycle”).