Definitions from Wiktionary (earthly branch)
▸ noun: One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, (particularly) as a birthyear.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
▸ noun: (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
▸ noun: (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
▸ noun: (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
▸ noun: (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
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▸ noun: One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, (particularly) as a birthyear.
▸ noun: (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
▸ noun: (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
▸ noun: (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
▸ noun: (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
▸ noun: (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
Similar:
solar term,
twelfth,
pentad,
heavenly stem,
eleventh,
quarter,
twelvesome,
domification,
thirteenth,
fourteenth,
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