liù​shí​jiǎ​zǐ

sexagenary cycle

  • created sense approved 六十甲子 · liù​shí​jiǎ​zǐ · sexagenary cycle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    六十甲子

    liù​shí​jiǎ​zǐ

    sexagenary cycle

    The sixty-year cycle formed by combining the ten Heavenly Stems and the twelve Earthly Branches in sequence, starting with Jiazi and ending with Guihai

    六十 (literal) → 六十 · liù​shí · sixty 甲子 (literal) → 甲子 · jiǎ​zǐ · sexagenary cycle

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  • created sense approved 六十甲子 · liù​shí​jiǎ​zǐ · sixty years of age — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    六十甲子

    liù​shí​jiǎ​zǐ

    sixty years of age

    A person's 60th birthday or the completion of a sixty-year lifespan, marking one full rotation of the sexagenary cycle

    六十 (literal) → 六十 · liù​shí · sixty 甲子 (literal) → 甲子 · jiǎ​zǐ · sexagenary cycle

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