乙亥

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	12th earthly branch; 9–11 p.m.
simp. and trad. (乙亥)		乙	亥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐhài

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ hoi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-hāi / it-hǎi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐhài
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐhài
  - Wade–Giles: i³-hai⁴
  - Yale: yǐ-hài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiihay
  - Palladius: ихай (ixaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ xaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut³ hoi⁶
  - Yale: yut hoih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ hoi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud³ hoi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ hɔːi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-hāi
  - Tâi-lô: it-hāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ithai
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ hai²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ hai²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ hai³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-hǎi
  - Tâi-lô: it-hǎi
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ hai²²/

Noun

乙亥

The twelfth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
乙	亥
きのと Grade: S	い Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 乙(きのと) (kinoto, “the second heavenly stem”) + 亥(い) (i, “boar”)

Noun

乙(きのと)亥(い) • (kinotoi)

Wood Boar, the twelfth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
乙	亥
いつ Grade: S	がい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of 乙(いつ) (itsu, “the second heavenly stem”) + 亥(がい) (gai, “boar”)

Noun

乙(いつ)亥(がい) • (itsugai)

Wood Boar, the twelfth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
乙	亥

Proper noun

乙亥 • (Eulhae) (hangeul 을해)

hanja form^? of 을해 (“Wood Pig, the twelfth in the sexagenary cycle”)