庚戌

Chinese

		7th heavenly stem; age	11th earthly branch; 7–9 p.m.
simp. and trad. (庚戌)		庚	戌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēngxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ seot¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-sut / kng-sut / kiⁿ-sut / keⁿ-sut / kng-sù / kiⁿ-sù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēngxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gengsyu
    • Wade–Giles: kêng¹-hsü¹
    • Yale: gēng-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengshiu
    • Palladius: гэнсюй (gɛnsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gang¹ seot¹
    • Yale: gāng sēut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ soet⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ sêd¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɵt̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-sut
    • Tâi-lô: king-sut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengsud
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sut
    • Tâi-lô: kng-sut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngsud
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ sut̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sut
    • Tâi-lô: kinn-sut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvisud
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ sut̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-sut
    • Tâi-lô: kenn-sut
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvesud
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sù
    • Tâi-lô: kng-sù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngsux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ su⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sù
    • Tâi-lô: kinn-sù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvisux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ su⁴¹/

Noun

庚戌

1. The forty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Dog" 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	戌
かのえ Jinmeiyō	いぬ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 戌(いぬ) (inu, “the Dog, the eleventh earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)戌(いぬ) • (kanoeinu) 

1. Metal Dog, the forty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚	戌
こう Jinmeiyō	じゅつ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 戌(じゅつ) (jutsu, “the Dog, the eleventh earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(こう)戌(じゅつ) • (kōjutsu) 

1. Metal Dog, the forty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚	戌

Proper noun

庚戌 • (Gyeongsul) (hangeul 경술)

1. hanja form^? of 경술 (“Metal Dog, the forty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)