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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	丁是丁，卯是卯	丁是丁，卯是卯	dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo	ding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3	lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious; unambiguous
2	卯时	卯時	mǎo shí	mao3 shi2	5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
3	应卯	應卯	yìng mǎo	ying4 mao3	to answer the roll call at 卯时 , i.e. between 5 and 7 am; fig. to put in a conventional appearance
4	寅支卯粮	寅支卯糧	yín zhī mǎo liáng	yin2 zhi1 mao3 liang2	see 寅吃卯粮
5	寅吃卯粮	寅吃卯糧	yín chī mǎo liáng	yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2	lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
6	乙卯	乙卯	yǐ mǎo	yi3 mao3	fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
7	辛卯	辛卯	xīn mǎo	xin1 mao3	twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
8	卯眼	卯眼	mǎo yǎn	mao3 yan3	mortise; slit
9	卯兔	卯兔	mǎo tù	mao3 tu4	Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
10	卯榫	卯榫	mǎo sǔn	mao3 sun3	mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
11	点卯	點卯	diǎn mǎo	dian3 mao3	morning roll call
12	卯	卯	mǎo	mao3	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 铆 ; to exert one's strength; old variant of 卯 ; variant of 卯
13	己卯	己卯	jǐ mǎo	ji3 mao3	sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
14	癸卯	癸卯	guǐ mǎo	gui3 mao3	fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
15	丁卯战争	丁卯戰爭	dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng	Ding1 mao3 Zhan4 zheng1	first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
16	丁卯胡乱	丁卯胡亂	dīng mǎo hú luàn	Ding1 mao3 Hu2 luan4	first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
17	丁卯	丁卯	dīng mǎo	ding1 mao3	fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047