丙子

Chinese

		3rd heavenly stem	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (丙子)		丙	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐngzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bing² zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): péng-chú / péng-chír / piáⁿ-chí / piáⁿ-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐngzǐ [Phonetic: bíngzǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐngzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ping³-tzŭ³
  - Yale: bǐng-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biingtzyy
  - Palladius: бинцзы (binczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bing² zi²
  - Yale: bíng jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng-chú
  - Tâi-lô: píng-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pefngzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: péng-chír
  - Tâi-lô: píng-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáⁿ-chí
  - Tâi-lô: piánn-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pviafcie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáⁿ-chú
  - Tâi-lô: piánn-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pviafzuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Taipei): /piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

Noun

丙子

The thirteenth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

(Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
丙	子
ひのえ Grade: S	ね Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 丙(ひのえ) (hinoe, “the third heavenly stem”) + 子(ね) (ne, “rat”)

Noun

丙(ひのえ)子(ね) • (hinoene)

Fire Rat, the thirteenth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
丙	子
へい Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of 丙(へい) (hei, “the third heavenly stem”) + 子(し) (shi, “rat”)

Noun

丙(へい)子(し) • (heishi)

Fire Rat, the thirteenth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
丙	子

Proper noun

丙子 • (Byeongja) (hangeul 병자)

hanja form^? of 병자 (“Fire Rat, the thirteenth in the sexagenary cycle”)