花甲
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Chinese[edit]
intricate; complicated | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
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trad. (花甲) | 花 | 甲 | |
simp. #(花甲) | 花 | 甲 |
Etymology[edit]
Named for the complicated pairings of the heavenly stems and the earthly branches in the names of the sixty years in the cycle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
花甲
- complete sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar
- sixty years of age
- (originally dialectal) Alternative name for 花蛤 (huāgé).
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See also[edit]
- 干支 (gānzhī)