乙未

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.
simp. and trad. (乙未)		乙	未

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ mei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-bī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐwèi
    • Wade–Giles: i³-wei⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiwey
    • Palladius: ивэй (ivɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut³ mei⁶
    • Yale: yut meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud³ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ mei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-bī
    • Tâi-lô: it-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itbi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

Noun

乙未

1. The thirty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Goat" 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
乙	未
きのと Grade: S	ひつじ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 乙(きのと) (kinoto, “the second heavenly stem”) + 未(ひつじ) (hitsuji, “the Sheep, the eighth earthly branch”)

Noun

乙(きのと)未(ひつじ) • (kinotohitsuji) 

1. Wood Sheep, the thirty-second term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
乙	未
いつ Grade: S	び Grade: 4
on'yomi

Compound of 乙(いつ) (itsu, “the second heavenly stem”) + 未(び) (bi, “the Sheep, the eighth earthly branch”)

Noun

乙(いつ)未(び) • (itsubi) 

1. Wood Sheep, the thirty-second term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
乙	未

Proper noun

乙未 • (Eulmi) (hangeul 을미)

1. hanja form^? of 을미 (“Wood Goat, the thirty-second in the sexagenary cycle”)