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本命年

běn mìng niándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
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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.

Source record: cd-d4246996d6f13e29. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

本命年 本命年 [ben3 ming4 nian2] /year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]/

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Reference information

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  • 本
    běn

    (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

  • 年
    nián

    year / CL:個|个[gè] / grain / harvest (old)

    Nián

    surname Nian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.