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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	寅	寅	yín	yin2	3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
2	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
3	寅虎	寅虎	yín hǔ	yin2 hu3	Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
4	寅时	寅時	yín shí	yin2 shi2	3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
5	寅支卯粮	寅支卯糧	yín zhī mǎo liáng	yin2 zhi1 mao3 liang2	see 寅吃卯粮