己巳

己巳

Chinese

		6th heavenly stem; self	6th earthly branch; 9-11 am
simp. and trad. (己巳)		己	巳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐsì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐsìh
    • Wade–Giles: chi³-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: jǐ-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiisyh
    • Palladius: цзисы (czisy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² zi⁶
    • Yale: géi jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sū
    • Tâi-lô: kí-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kysu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: kí-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-jī
    • Tâi-lô: kí-jī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kyji
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²²/

Noun

己巳

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

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle) 干支; 甲子, 乙丑, 丙寅, 丁卯, 戊辰, 己巳, 庚午, 辛未, 壬申, 癸酉, 甲戌, 乙亥, 丙子, 丁丑, 戊寅, 己卯, 庚辰, 辛巳, 壬午, 癸未, 甲申, 乙酉, 丙戌, 丁亥, 戊子, 己丑, 庚寅, 辛卯, 壬辰, 癸巳, 甲午, 乙未, 丙申, 丁酉, 戊戌, 己亥, 庚子, 辛丑, 壬寅, 癸卯, 甲辰, 乙巳, 丙午, 丁未, 戊申, 己酉, 庚戌, 辛亥, 壬子, 癸丑, 甲寅, 乙卯, 丙辰, 丁巳, 戊午, 己未, 庚申, 辛酉, 壬戌, 癸亥

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
己	巳
き Grade: 6	し Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

己(き)巳(し) • (kishi) 

1. the sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle