庚寅

Chinese

		7th heavenly stem; age	3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m.
simp. and trad. (庚寅)		庚	寅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēngyín

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥ ㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ jan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-în / kng-în / kiⁿ-în / keⁿ-în

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēngyín
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gengyín
    • Wade–Giles: kêng¹-yin²
    • Yale: gēng-yín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengyn
    • Palladius: гэнъинь (gɛnʺinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ in³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gang¹ jan⁴
    • Yale: gāng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-în
    • Tâi-lô: king-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keng'iin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² in¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-în
    • Tâi-lô: kng-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kng'iin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ in²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-în
    • Tâi-lô: kinn-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvi'iin
    • IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ in²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ in²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-în
    • Tâi-lô: kenn-în
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kve'iin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² in¹³/

Noun

庚寅

1. The twenty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal 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
庚	寅
かのえ Jinmeiyō	とら Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 寅(とら) (tora, “tiger”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)寅(とら) • (kanoetora) 

1. Metal Tiger, the twenty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚	寅
こう Jinmeiyō	いん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 寅(いん) (in, “tiger”)

Noun

庚(こう)寅(いん) • (kōin) 

1. Metal Tiger, the twenty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚	寅

Proper noun

庚寅 • (Gyeong'in) (hangeul 경인)

1. Hanja form^? of 경인 (“Metal Tiger, the twenty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”).