mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[])
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Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
mortise / slit
(coll.) to get enthusiastic / to put in all one's energy
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
(idiom) a full and coherent account of a matter / the complete facts of the case / the whole story
lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later
see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[]
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[], i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance
mortise and tenon
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
morning roll call
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[]
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