點卯

Chinese

		point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)	4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m.
trad. (點卯)		點	卯
simp. (点卯)		点	卯

Etymology

In ancient times, Chinese government officials used to have a rollcall and start work at the time of rabbit (5~7 a.m.).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diǎnmǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² maau⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiám-báu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnmǎo [Phonetic: diánmǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnmǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tien³-mao³
    • Yale: dyǎn-mǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deanmao
    • Palladius: дяньмао (djanʹmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dim² maau⁵
    • Yale: dím máauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dim² maau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dim² mao⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ maːu̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiám-báu
    • Tâi-lô: tiám-báu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diafmbao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bau⁴¹/

Verb

點卯

1. to punch in at a workplace