卯 (mǎo) — fourth Earthly Branch (in traditional cyclic calendar); period from 5:00 to 7:00 AM in ancient timekeeping
Definition
卯 (mǎo) is the 4th of the 12 Earthly Branches (地支), paired with the rabbit — both the cyclic calendar symbol and the 5–7 AM time period.
noun
fourth Earthly Branch (in traditional cyclic calendar)period from 5:00 to 7:00 AM in ancient timekeeping
Examples
- ，卯。Zài shí èr dì zhī zhōng, mǎo dài biǎo tù.Among the twelve Earthly Branches, 卯 represents the rabbit.
- 卯。Gǔ dài yǐ mǎo shí wèi qīng chén wǔ diǎn dào qī diǎn.In ancient times, the 卯 period was from 5:00 to 7:00 in the morning.
- 卯，。Míng nián shì mǎo nián, hěn duō rén dōu xiǎng shēng gè shǔ tù de bǎo bao.Next year is the 卯 year, and many people want to have a baby born in the Year of the Rabbit.
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