乙丑

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown 2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown; surname
trad. (乙丑)		乙	丑
simp. #(乙丑)		乙	丑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐchǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ cau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-thiú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐchǒu [Phonetic: yíchǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐchǒu
    • Wade–Giles: i³-chʻou³
    • Yale: yǐ-chǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiichoou
    • Palladius: ичоу (ičou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut³ cau²
    • Yale: yut cháu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ tsau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud³ ceo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-thiú
    • Tâi-lô: it-thiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ittiuo
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiu⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiu⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiu⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiu⁴¹/

Noun

乙丑

1. The second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Ox" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

• 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)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
乙	丑
きのと Grade: S	うし Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of the celestial stem 乙 (kinoto) and the earthly branch 丑 (ushi, “ox”).

Noun

乙(きのと)丑(うし) • (kinotoushi) 

1. Wood Ox, the second term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
乙	丑
いつ > いっ Grade: S	ちゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

The combination of the celestial stem 乙 (kinoto) and the earthly branch 丑 (ushi, “ox”).

Noun

乙(いっ)丑(ちゅう) • (itchū) 

1. Wood Ox, the second term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
乙	丑

Proper noun

乙丑 • (eulchuk) (hangeul 을축)

1. hanja form^? of 을축 (“Wood Ox, the second in the sexagenary cycle”)