乙巳

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.
simp. and trad. (乙巳)		乙	巳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ zi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-sū / it-sǐr / it-jī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐsìh
    • Wade–Giles: i³-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: yǐ-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiisyh
    • Palladius: исы (isy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut³ zi⁶
    • Yale: yut jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud³ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ t͡siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-sū
    • Tâi-lô: it-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ su³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: it-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-jī
    • Tâi-lô: it-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: itji
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²/

Noun

乙巳

1. The forty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Snake" 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)}

Korean

Hanja in this term
乙	巳

Proper noun

乙巳 • (Eulsa) (hangeul 을사)

1. Hanja form^? of 을사 (“Wood Snake, the forty-second in the sexagenary cycle”).