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乙卯
yímǎo
(after tone sandhi)
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English Definitionfifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
Simplified Script乙卯
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyǐmǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		yímǎo
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧˇ ㄇㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyut3maau5
Word Decomposition
乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
卯mǎomortise (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; to exert one's strength

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乙肝yǐgānhepatitis B
乙烯yǐxīethylene; vinyl
乙型肝炎yǐxíng gānyánhepatitis B
乙酰yǐxiānacetyl (chemistry)
Words With Same Tail Word    
辛卯xīnmǎotwenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
丁卯dīngmǎofourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
癸卯guǐmǎofortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
己卯jǐmǎosixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
点卯diǎnmǎomorning roll call
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