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maauˏ₅卯
Pinyin: mao3
Translations
nounperiod of the day from 5 am to 7 am
nounfourth of the 12 Earthly Branches
nounmortise
sanˎ₄辰siˎ₄時maauˏ₅卯siˎ₄時
简 辰时卯时
Pinyin: chen2 shi2 mao3 shi2
Translations
nounat any time
nounto have all the times mixed up; at any time
maauˏ₅卯tou˗₃兔
Pinyin: mao3 tu4
Translations
nounYear 4, Year of the Rabbit
janˎ₄寅hek˗₃吃maauˏ₅卯loengˎ₄糧
简 寅吃卯粮
Pinyin: yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2
Translations
nounto eat next year's food; to anticipate one's income (lit., "the third terrestrial branch eats the fourth's food")
janˎ₄寅sikˍ₆食maauˏ₅卯loengˎ₄糧
简 寅食卯粮
Pinyin: yin2 shi2 mao3 liang2
Translations
nounliving on credit
nounone's income is not enough for one's expenditure, resulting in an overdraft