卯金刀

Chinese

		4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.	metal; gold; money	knife
simp. and trad. (卯金刀)		卯	金	刀

Etymology

From the graphical decomposition of the character 劉.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎojīndāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎojīndāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎojindao
    • Wade–Giles: Mao³-chin¹-tao¹
    • Yale: Mǎu-jīn-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maojindau
    • Palladius: Маоцзиньдао (Maoczinʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

卯金刀

1. the surname 劉／刘

   • 少府孔融，昔在北海，見王室不靜，而招合徒眾，欲規不軌，云『我大聖之後，而見滅於宋，有天下者，何必卯金刀』。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     少府孔融，昔在北海，见王室不静，而招合徒众，欲规不轨，云『我大圣之后，而见灭于宋，有天下者，何必卯金刀』。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Shàofǔ Kǒng Róng, xī zài Běihǎi, jiàn wángshì bù jìng, ér zhāohé túzhòng, yù guī bùguǐ, yún ‘wǒ dàshèng zhī hòu, ér jiàn miè yú Sòng, yǒu tiānxià zhě, hébì mǎojīndāo’. [Pinyin]

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