六甲

Chinese

		six	1st heavenly stem; armor; shell
simp. and trad. (六甲)		六	甲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liùjiǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ gaap³
Min Nan (POJ): la̍k-kah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: liùjiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowjea
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ gaap³
  - Yale: luhk gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ gaap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ gab³
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² kaːp̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k-kah
  - Tâi-lô: la̍k-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lagkaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚⁴⁻³² kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lak̚²⁴⁻²² kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lak̚⁴⁻³² kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚⁴⁻³² kaʔ³²/

Noun

六甲

the six combinations containing 甲 (the first heavenly stem) in the sexagenary cycle
(figuratively) pregnancy, since the days whose sexagenary names contain 甲 are when women are most likely to fall pregnant in Taoist beliefs

Derived terms

身懷六甲／身怀六甲 (shēnhuáilùjiǎ)

See also

馬六甲／马六甲 (Mǎliùjiǎ)

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