庚戌

Chinese

		7th heavenly stem; age	11th earthly branch; 7–9 p.m.
simp. and trad. (庚戌)		庚	戌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gēngxū

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄥㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ seot¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-sut / kng-sut / kiⁿ-sut / keⁿ-sut / kng-sù / kiⁿ-sù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gēngxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄥㄒㄩ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gengsyu
  - Wade–Giles: kêng¹-hsü¹
  - Yale: gēng-syū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengshiu
  - Palladius: гэнсюй (gɛnsjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gang¹ seot¹
  - Yale: gāng sēut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ soet⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ sêd¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɵt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-sut
  - Tâi-lô: king-sut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengsud
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sut
  - Tâi-lô: kng-sut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngsud
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ sut̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sut
  - Tâi-lô: kinn-sut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvisud
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ sut̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sut̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-sut
  - Tâi-lô: kenn-sut
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvesud
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sut̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sù
  - Tâi-lô: kng-sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngsux
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ su⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sù
  - Tâi-lô: kinn-sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvisux
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ su⁴¹/

Noun

庚戌

The forty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

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)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
庚	戌
かのえ Jinmeiyō	いぬ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 戌(いぬ) (inu, “the Dog, the eleventh earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)戌(いぬ) • (kanoeinu)

Metal Dog, the forty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚	戌
こう Jinmeiyō	じゅつ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 戌(じゅつ) (jutsu, “the Dog, the eleventh earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(こう)戌(じゅつ) • (kōjutsu)

Metal Dog, the forty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚	戌

Proper noun

庚戌 • (Gyeongsul) (hangeul 경술)

hanja form^? of 경술 (“Metal Dog, the forty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)