地支

Кинески

		earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly	(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
трад. (地支)		地	支
једн. #(地支)		地	支

Pronunciation

• Мандарин

  (Пинјин): dìzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ

• Кантонски (Jyutping): dei⁶ zi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thi-kî
• Jin (Wiktionary): di³ zi¹
• Min Dong (BUC): dê-ciĕ
• Min Nan (POJ): tē-chi / tōe-chi / tē-ki
• Wu (Wiktionary): di tsr (T3)

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• Мандарин
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Пинјин: dìzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihjy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìjhih
    • Wade–Giles: ti4-chih1
    • Sinological МФА ^(key): /ti⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Кантонски
  • (Стандард Кантонски, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dei⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: deih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological МФА ^(key): /tei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi-kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ti gi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ti⁴ gi¹
    • IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ ki²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Викиречник: di³ zi¹
    • Sinological МФА (old-style): /ti⁴⁵ t͡sz̩¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dê-ciĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒie⁵⁵/
• Мин Нан
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-chi
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tsi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexcy
    • МФА (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
    • МФА (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
    • МФА (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕi³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-chi
    • Tâi-lô: tuē-tsi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doexcy
    • МФА (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-ki
    • Tâi-lô: tē-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexky
    • МФА (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: di tsr (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̻i²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

地支

1. An earthly branch: one of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
   1. (historical astronomy) The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
   2. (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, particularly as a birthyear.
   3. (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
   4. (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
   5. (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
   6. (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
   7. (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
2. The twelve earthly branches as a whole.

Synonyms

• (as a set): 十二支
• (as a double hour): 時／时

Hyponyms

• 子   鼠 (“rat”)   十一月 (shíyīyuè) or 冬月 (Dōngyuè) &c.
• 丑   牛 (niú, “ox; cow”)   十二月
• 寅   虎 (“tiger”)   正月 (zhēngyuè) or 元月 (Yuányuè) or 一月 (yīyuè) &c.
• 卯   兔 (“rabbit”)   二月 or 杏月 (Xìngyuè) &c.
• 辰   龍／龙 (lóng, “Chinese dragon”)   三月 or 桃月 &c.
• 巳 (sì)   蛇 (“snake”)   四月 (sìyuè) or 梅月 &c.
• 午   馬／马 (“horse”)   五月 (wǔyuè) or 榴月 &c.
• 未 (wèi)   羊 (yáng, “goat”)   六月 or 荷月 &c.
• 申 (shēn)   猴 (“monkey”)   七月 or 蘭月／兰月 &c.
• 酉 (yǒu)   雞／鸡 (“rooster; chicken”)   八月 (bāyuè) or 桂月 &c.
• 戌   狗 (“dog”)   九月 or 菊月 &c.
• 亥   豬／猪 (“pig”)   十月 or 良月 &c.

Derived terms

• 十二支

• 干支

See also

• 天干 (tiāngān)
• 干支

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Јапански

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • МФА^(кључ): [t͡ɕiɕi]

Noun

1. earthly branch

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Корејски

Hanja in this term
地	支

Noun

地支 (jiji) (hangeul 지지)

1. Hanja form^? of 지지 (“earthly branch”).

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Вијетнамски

Hán tự in this word
地	支

Noun

地支

1. Hán tự form of địa chi, “earthly branch”