寅 yín

to respect, reverence; respectfully; 3rd terrestrial branch

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DEFINITIONS

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

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WORDS

丙寅 bǐng yín third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
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
壬寅 rén yín thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
寅吃卯粮 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
寅支卯粮 yín zhī mǎo liáng see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
寅支卯糧 yín zhī mǎo liáng see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
寅时 yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
寅時 yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
寅虎 yín hǔ Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
庚寅 gēng yín twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
戊寅 wù yín fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
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
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