丙子

Chinese

		3rd heavenly stem	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. (丙子)		丙	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bing² zi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): péng-chú / péng-chír / piáⁿ-chí / piáⁿ-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngzǐ [Phonetic: bíngzǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ping³-tzŭ³
    • Yale: bǐng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingtzyy
    • Palladius: бинцзы (binczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bing² zi²
    • Yale: bíng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bing² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bing² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng-chú
    • Tâi-lô: píng-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pefngzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng-chír
    • Tâi-lô: píng-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáⁿ-chí
    • Tâi-lô: piánn-tsí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pviafcie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáⁿ-chú
    • Tâi-lô: piánn-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pviafzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Taipei): /piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

丙子

1. The thirteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire 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
丙	子
ひのえ Grade: S	ね Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 丙(ひのえ) (hinoe, “the third heavenly stem”) + 子(ね) (ne, “rat”)

Noun

丙(ひのえ)子(ね) • (hinoene) 

1. Fire Rat, the thirteenth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
丙	子
へい Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of 丙(へい) (hei, “the third heavenly stem”) + 子(し) (shi, “rat”)

Noun

丙(へい)子(し) • (heishi) 

1. Fire Rat, the thirteenth term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
丙	子

Proper noun

丙子 • (Byeongja) (hangeul 병자)

1. Hanja form^? of 병자 (“Fire Rat, the thirteenth in the sexagenary cycle”).