辛未

Chinese

		8th heavenly stem; tired	not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.
simp. and trad. (辛未)		辛	未

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ mei⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-bī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinwèi
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: syīn-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinwey
  - Palladius: синьвэй (sinʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ mei⁶
  - Yale: sān meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ mei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ méi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ mei̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-bī
  - Tâi-lô: sin-bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinbi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ bi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ bi³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ bi³³/

Noun

辛未

The eighth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Goat" 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
辛	未
かのと Grade: S	ひつじ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of 辛(かのと) (kanoto, “the eighth heavenly stem”) + 未(ひつじ) (hitsuji, “sheep”)

Noun

辛(かのと)未(ひつじ) • (kanotohitsuji)

Metal Sheep, the eighth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
辛	未
しん Grade: S	び Grade: 4
on'yomi

Compound of 辛(しん) (shin, “the eighth heavenly stem”) + 未(び) (bi, “sheep”)

Noun

辛(しん)未(び) • (shinbi)

Metal Sheep, the eighth term of the sexagenary cycle
Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
辛	未

Proper noun

辛未 • (Sinmi) (hangeul 신미)

hanja form^? of 신미 (“Metal Goat, the eighth in the sexagenary cycle”)