甲子

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (甲子)		甲	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaap³ zi²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gap² du²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kap-chṳ́

  (Hailu, HRS): gab zii^ˊ

• Jin (Wiktionary): jiah⁴ zi²
• Eastern Min (BUC): gák-cṳ̄
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gor⁵ zi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-chí / kah-chú / kah-chír
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciaq-tsy

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎzǐ [Phonetic: jiázǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-tzŭ³
    • Yale: jyǎ-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeatzyy
    • Palladius: цзяцзы (czjaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gaap³ zi²
    • Yale: gaap jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 夾子 / 夹子 甲子 鴿子 / 鸽子

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gap² du²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kap̚⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: gab^ˋ zii^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /kap̚² t͡sɨ³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gab zii^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /kap⁵⁻² t͡sɨ²⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: jiah⁴ zi²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gák-cṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sy³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gor⁵ zi³ [Phonetic: gor¹ li³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)li⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gor⁵ zi³ [Phonetic: gor¹ li³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)li³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chí
    • Tâi-lô: kah-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahcie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chú
    • Tâi-lô: kah-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-chír
    • Tâi-lô: kah-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciaq-tsy
    • MiniDict: ciah^入 tsy
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiaq-tsr
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

甲子

1. The first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
2. A full or completed set of the sexagenary cycle.

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)}

Derived terms

• 一甲子 (yījiǎzǐ)

Proper noun

甲子

1. (～鎮) Jiazi (a town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China)
2. (～鎮) Jiazi (a town in Qiongshan district, Haikou, Hainan, China)

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “甲子”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 227.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	子
きのえ Grade: S	ね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きのえね [kìnóéné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲino̞e̞ne̞]

Noun

甲(きのえ)子(ね) • (kinoene) 

1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	子
こう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi

Kanji in this term
甲	子
かぶと > かっ Grade: S	し Grade: 1
irregular	on'yomi

The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かっし [káꜜsshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕːi]

• (Tokyo) こーし [kóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕi]

Noun

甲(こう)子(し) or 甲(かっ)子(し) • (kōshi or kasshi) 

1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	子

Proper noun

甲子 • (Gapja) (hangeul 갑자)

1. hanja form^? of 갑자 (“Wood Rat, the first in the sexagenary cycle”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
甲	子

Noun

甲子

1. chữ Hán form of Giáp Tý.

Zhuang

Noun

甲子

1. Sawndip form of gyapceij