壬子

Chinese

		9th heavenly stem	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (壬子)		壬	子
simp. #(壬子)		壬	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jam⁴ zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-chú / lîm-chír / jîm-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: rén-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rentzyy
    • Palladius: жэньцзы (žɛnʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam⁴ zi²
    • Yale: yàhm jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-chú
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: limzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-chír
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîm-chú
    • Tâi-lô: jîm-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jimzuo
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zim¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zim²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

壬子

1. The forty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
壬	子
みずのえ Jinmeiyō	ね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 壬(みずのえ) (mizunoe, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 子(ね) (ne, “the Rat, the first earthly branch”)

Noun

壬(みずのえ)子(ね) • (mizunoene) 

1. Water Rat, the forty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
壬	子
じん Jinmeiyō	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of 壬(じん) (jin, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 子(し) (shi, “the Rat, the first earthly branch”)

Noun

壬(じん)子(し) • (jinshi) 

1. Water Rat, the forty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
壬	子

Proper noun

壬子 • (Imja) (hangeul 임자)

1. hanja form^? of 임자 (“Water Rat, the forty-ninth in the sexagenary cycle”)