甲午

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
simp. and trad. (甲午)		甲	午

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ ng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-ngó͘ / kah-gó͘ / kah-ngō͘ / kah-gō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎwǔ [Phonetic: jiáwǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-wu³
    • Yale: jyǎ-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeawuu
    • Palladius: цзяу (czjau)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ ng⁵
    • Yale: gaap ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ ŋ̍¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: kah-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahngor
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-gó͘
    • Tâi-lô: kah-góo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahgor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-ngō͘
    • Tâi-lô: kah-ngōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahngo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-gō͘
    • Tâi-lô: kah-gōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahgo
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ³³/

Noun

甲午

1. The thirty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Horse" 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)}

Derived terms

• 甲午戰爭／甲午战争 (Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)
• 甲午改革
• 甲午更張／甲午更张

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	午
きのえ Grade: S	うま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 甲(きのえ) (kinoe, “the heavenly stem”) + 午(うま) (uma, “the Horse, the seventh earthly branch”)

Noun

甲(きのえ)午(うま) • (kinoeuma) 

1. Wood Horse, the thirty-first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	午
こう Grade: S	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Compound of 甲(こう) (kō, “the first heavenly stem”) + 午(ご) (go, “the Horse, the seventh earthly branch”)

Noun

甲(こう)午(ご) • (kōgo) 

1. Wood Horse, the thirty-first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	午

Proper noun

甲午 • (Gabo) (hangeul 갑오)

1. Hanja form^? of 갑오 (“Wood Horse, the thirty-first in the sexagenary cycle”).