yuè​jiàn

lunar month designation

  • created reference approved 月建 → 十二地支 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月建 yuè​jiàn

    十二地支 shí'èr​dì​zhī

    see

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  • created sense approved 月建 · yuè​jiàn · lunar month designation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月建

    yuè​jiàn

    lunar month designation

    The cyclical system used in traditional Chinese timekeeping that assigns one of the twelve Earthly Branches to each lunar month, based on the rotation of the Big Dipper's handle.

    月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · month 建 (literal) → 建 · jiàn · to establish

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  • created sense approved 月建 · yuè​jiàn · month's branch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    月建

    yuè​jiàn

    month's branch

    the branch assigned to a lunar month

    月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · month 建 (literal) → 建 · jiàn · to establish

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