土 曜 日

Tǔ yào rìdictionary entry

Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

土曜日土曜日 [Tu3 yao4 ri4] /Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)/

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Character information

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土
tǔ
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Tǔ
surname Tu / Tu ethnic group
曜
yào
bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
日
rì
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Rì běn]) / (vulgar) to fuck / to have sex with

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