卯 (maau5) — period of the day from 5 am to 7 am in Cantonese | HKDictionary

maauˏ₅卯

Mandarin Pinyin: mao3

Meaning of 卯

nounperiod of the day from 5 am to 7 am

nounfourth of the 12 Earthly Branches

nounmortise

Words Containing 卯

辰時卯時san4 si4 maau5 si4

卯兔maau5 tou3

Year 4, Year of the Rabbit

寅吃卯糧jan4 hek3 maau5 loeng4

to eat next year's food; to anticipate one's income (lit., "the third terrestrial branch eats the fourth's food")

寅食卯糧jan4 sik6 maau5 loeng4

living on credit

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