癸巳

Chinese

		10th heavenly stem	6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.
trad. (癸巳)		癸	巳
simp. #(癸巳)		癸	巳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ zi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-sū / kúi-sǐr / kùi-jī / kùi-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěisìh
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: gwěi-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeisyh
    • Palladius: гуйсы (gujsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai³ zi⁶
    • Yale: gwai jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei³ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ t͡siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-sū
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuysu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-jī
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuieji
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-sū
    • Tâi-lô: kuì-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuiesu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/

Noun

癸巳

1. The thirtieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Snake" 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	巳
みずのと Hyōgaiji	み Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 癸(みずのと) (mizunoto, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 巳(み) (mi, “the Snake, the sixth earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(みずのと)巳(み) • (mizunotomi) 

1. Water Snake, the thirtieth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
癸	巳
き Hyōgaiji	し Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Compound of 癸(き) (ki, “the tenth heavenly stem”) + 巳(し) (shi, “the Snake, the sixth earthly branch”)

Noun

癸(き)巳(し) • (kishi) 

1. Water Snake, the thirtieth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
癸	巳

Proper noun

癸巳 • (Gyesa) (hangeul 계사)

1. Hanja form^? of 계사 (“Water Snake, the thirtieth in the sexagenary cycle”).