乙酉

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	10th earthly branch; 5–7 p.m.
trad. (乙酉)		乙	酉
simp. ^#(乙酉)		乙	酉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐyǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ jau⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): it-iú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐyǒu [Phonetic: yíyǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐyǒu
  - Wade–Giles: i³-yu³
  - Yale: yǐ-yǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiyeou
  - Palladius: ию (iju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyut³ jau⁵
  - Yale: yut yáuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ jau⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yud³ yeo⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ jɐu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: it-iú
  - Tâi-lô: it-iú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: it'iuo
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /it̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /it̚⁵⁻²⁴ iu⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /it̚³²⁻⁵ iu⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /it̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /it̚³²⁻⁴ iu⁴¹/

Noun

乙酉

The twenty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rooster" 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	酉
きのと Grade: S	とり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of 乙(きのと) (kinoto, “the second heavenly stem”) + 酉(とり) (tori, “rooster”)

Noun

乙(きのと)酉(とり) • (kinototori)

Wood Rooster, the twenty-second term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
乙	酉
いつ Grade: S	ゆう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of 乙(いつ) (itsu, “the second heavenly stem”) + 酉(ゆう) (yū, “rooster”)

Noun

乙(いつ)酉(ゆう) • (itsuyū)

Wood Rooster, the twenty-second term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
乙	酉

Proper noun

乙酉 • (Euryu) (hangeul 을유)

hanja form^? of 을유 (“Wood Rooster, the twenty-second in the sexagenary cycle”)