earthly branch
短语地支
词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
地支
十二支
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2.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, (particularly) as a birthyear.
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3.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
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4.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
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5.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
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6.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
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7.
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
词源
Calque of Chinese 地支 (dìzhī)
来源：wiktionary