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己巳

己巳

Chinese

		6th heavenly stem (loom thread)	6th earthly branch (ancient Chinese compass point: 150°)
simp. and trad. (己巳)		己	巳

Noun

己巳

The sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支), sometimes glossed as "Earth Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

See also

(preceding term): 戊辰 (wùchén)
(next term): 庚午 (gēngwǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jǐsì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² zi⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kí-sǐr / kí-sū / kí-jī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiisyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² zi⁶
  - Yale: géi jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² dzi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: kí-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kí-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kysu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-jī
  - Tâi-lô: kí-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kyji
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²²/