戊午

Chinese

		5th heavenly stem	7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
simp. and trad. (戊午)		戊	午

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wùwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁶ ng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bō͘-ngó͘ / bō͘-gó͘ / bō͘-ngō͘ / bō͘-gō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wùwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wu⁴-wu³
    • Yale: wù-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhwuu
    • Palladius: уу (uu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁶ ng⁵
    • Yale: mouh ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁶ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁶ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²² ŋ̍¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: bōo-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngor
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bɔ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-gó͘
    • Tâi-lô: bōo-góo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxgor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔ⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-ngō͘
    • Tâi-lô: bōo-ngōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔ²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bō͘-gō͘
    • Tâi-lô: bōo-gōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxgo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔ³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔ³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

Noun

戊午

1. The fifty-fifth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth 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)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
戊	午
つちのえ Jinmeiyō	うま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 戊(つちのえ) (tsuchinoe, “the first heavenly stem”) + 午(うま) (uma, “the Horse, the seventh earthly branch”)

Noun

戊(つちのえ)午(うま) • (tsuchinoeuma) 

1. Earth Horse, the fifty-fifth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
戊	午
ぼ Jinmeiyō	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Compound of 戊(ぼ) (bo, “the fifth heavenly stem”) + 午(ご) (go, “the Horse, the seventh earthly branch”)

Noun

戊(ぼ)午(ご) • (bogo) 

1. Earth Horse, the fifty-fifth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
戊	午

Proper noun

戊午 • (Muo) (hangeul 무오)

1. Hanja form^? of 무오 (“Earth Horse, the fifty-fifth in the sexagenary cycle”).