mǎo
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]
to exert one's strength
xīn mǎo
twenty eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
mǎo tù
Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
dīng mǎo
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
yǐ mǎo
fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
guǐ mǎo
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
jǐ mǎo
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
mǎo shí
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
mǎo sǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
yìng mǎo
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am
fig. to put in a conventional appearance
yín zhī mǎo liáng
see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
yín chī mǎo liáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
fig. to dip into the next month's check
live now, pay later
Dīng mǎo Hú luàn
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
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