地支

Noun

 * 1) An earthly branch: one of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
 * 2)  The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
 * 3)  The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, particularly as a birthyear.
 * 4)  The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
 * 5)  The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
 * 6)  The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
 * 7)  The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
 * 8)  The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
 * 9) The twelve earthly branches as a whole.

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Noun

 * 1) earthly branch