己巳

Chinese

		6th heavenly stem; self	6th earthly branch; 9–11 a.m.
simp. and trad. (己巳)		己	巳

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 己巳 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• Chinese sexagenary cycle (English)
• Snake (zodiac) (English)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐsì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² zi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, 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): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² zi⁶
    • Yale: géi jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ t͡siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (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 d͡zi²²/

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 terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
己	巳
つちのと Grade: 6	み Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 己(つちのと) (tsuchinoto, “the sixth heavenly stem”) + 巳(み) (mi, “snake”)

Noun

己(つちのと)巳(み) • (tsuchinotomi) 

1. Earth Snake, the sixth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

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

Compound of 己(き) (ki, “the sixth heavenly stem”) + 巳(し) (shi, “snake”)

Noun

己(き)巳(し) • (kishi) 

1. Earth Snake, the sixth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
己	巳

Proper noun

己巳 • (Gisa) (hangeul 기사)

1. hanja form^? of 기사 (“Earth Snake, the sixth in the sexagenary cycle”)