地支

地支

Chinese

		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
simp. and trad. (地支)		地	支

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dìzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dìzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihjy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dìjhih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dei⁶ zi¹
    • Yale: deih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dei⁶ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: déi⁶ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi-kî
    • Hakka Romanization System: ti gi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ti⁴ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ ki²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: dê-ciĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒie⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-chi
    • Tâi-lô: tē-tsi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexcy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕi³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-chi
    • Tâi-lô: tuē-tsi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doexcy
    • IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-ki
    • Tâi-lô: tē-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dexky
    • IPA (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 (shí'èrzhī)
• (as a double hour): 時／时 (shí)

Hyponyms

• 子 (zǐ)   鼠 (shǔ, “rat”)   十一月 (shíyīyuè) or 冬月 (Dōngyuè) &c.
• 丑 (chǒu)   牛 (niú, “ox; cow”)   十二月 (shí'èryuè)
• 寅 (yín)   虎 (hǔ, “tiger”)   正月 (zhēngyuè) or 元月 (Yuányuè) or 一月 (yīyuè) &c.
• 卯 (mǎo)   兔 (tù, “rabbit”)   二月 (èryuè) or 杏月 (Xìngyuè) &c.
• 辰 (chén)   龍／龙 (lóng, “Chinese dragon”)   三月 (sānyuè) or 桃月 (Táoyuè) &c.
• 巳 (sì)   蛇 (shé, “snake”)   四月 (sìyuè) or 梅月 (Méiyuè) &c.
• 午 (wǔ)   馬／马 (mǎ, “horse”)   五月 (wǔyuè) or 榴月 (Liúyuè) &c.
• 未 (wèi)   羊 (yáng, “goat”)   六月 (liùyuè) or 荷月 (Héyuè) &c.
• 申 (shēn)   猴 (hóu, “monkey”)   七月 (qīyuè) or 蘭月／兰月 (Lányuè) &c.
• 酉 (yǒu)   雞／鸡 (jī, “rooster; chicken”)   八月 (bāyuè) or 桂月 (Guìyuè) &c.
• 戌 (xū)   狗 (gǒu, “dog”)   九月 (jiǔyuè) or 菊月 (Júyuè) &c.
• 亥 (hài)   豬／猪 (zhū, “pig”)   十月 (shíyuè) or 良月 (Liángyuè) &c.

Derived terms

十二支 (shí'èrzhī)

干支 (gānzhī)

See also

• 天干 (tiāngān)
• 干支 (gānzhī)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	支
ち Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕi]

Noun

地支 (hiragana ちし, rōmaji chishi)

1. earthly branch

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Korean

Hanja in this term
地	支

Noun

地支 • (jiji) (hangeul 지지)

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

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
地	支

Noun

地支

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