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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
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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Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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noun
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
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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Qualifier: historical navigation
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: historical chronometry
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noun
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.
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Qualifier: historical chronometry
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History
Calque of Chinese 地支 (dìzhī)
Across languages
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