甲子

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armor; shell	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (甲子)		甲	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ zi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kap-chṳ́
Min Nan (POJ): kah-chí / kah-chír / kah-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎzǐ [Phonetic: jiázǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeatzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gaap³ zi²
  - Yale: gaap jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /käːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    夾子／夹子
    甲子
    鴿子／鸽子
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: gab` zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵ zi³
  - IPA: /kap̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chí
  - Tâi-lô: kah-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kahcie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chír
  - Tâi-lô: kah-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chú
  - Tâi-lô: kah-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kahzuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

甲子

The first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
A full or completed set of the sexagenary cycle.

Coordinate terms

(Chinese sexagenary cycle) 干支; 甲子, 乙丑, 丙寅, 丁卯, 戊辰, 己巳, 庚午, 辛未, 壬申, 癸酉, 甲戌, 乙亥, 丙子, 丁丑, 戊寅, 己卯, 庚辰, 辛巳, 壬午, 癸未, 甲申, 乙酉, 丙戌, 丁亥, 戊子, 己丑, 庚寅, 辛卯, 壬辰, 癸巳, 甲午, 乙未, 丙申, 丁酉, 戊戌, 己亥, 庚子, 辛丑, 壬寅, 癸卯, 甲辰, 乙巳, 丙午, 丁未, 戊申, 己酉, 庚戌, 辛亥, 壬子, 癸丑, 甲寅, 乙卯, 丙辰, 丁巳, 戊午, 己未, 庚申, 辛酉, 壬戌, 癸亥

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	子
きのえ Grade: S	ね Grade: 1

Compound of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).

Noun

甲子 (hiragana きのえね, rōmaji kinoene)

Wood Rat, the first element of the sexagenary cycle

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	子
こう Grade: S	し Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
甲	子
かぶと Grade: S	し > かっ Grade: 1

The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).

Noun

甲子 (hiragana こうし, rōmaji kōshi, alternative reading かっし, rōmaji kasshi)

Wood Rat, the first element of the sexagenary cycle

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