earthly branch

Noun

 * 1) 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,  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.

Hyponyms

 * ; and ; ;  ( in );  (i.e., ); ; ; ; ;  and ; ;
 * 11th, 12th, and 1st–10th lunar months
 * ; 30° east of north; 60° east of north; east; 60° east of south; 30° east of south; south; 30° west of south; 60° west of south; west; 60° west of north; 30° west of north

Translations

 * Catalan: branca terrestre
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish: maallinen oksa
 * French:
 * German: Erdzweig
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: ,
 * Polish: ziemska gałąź
 * Russian: земна́я ветвь
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zhuang: deihcei