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寅

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Definitions

  1. 1. 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
  2. 2. ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

Words Containing 寅

壬寅
rén yín

thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022

戊寅
wù yín

fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058

寅虎
yín hǔ

Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

文在寅
wén zài yín

Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017

甲寅
jiǎ yín

51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

丙寅
bǐng yín

third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046

寅支卯粮
yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]

寅吃卯粮
yín chī mǎo liáng

lit. eating away next year's food in advance

唐寅
táng yín

Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

庚寅
gēng yín

twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070

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