卯 夘
mǎo
Meaning
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]); variant of 卯[mao3]; old variant of 卯[mao3]
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点卯 diǎn mǎo morning roll call丁卯 dīng mǎo fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047癸卯 guǐ mǎo fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023己卯 jǐ mǎo sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059卯时 mǎo shí 5-7 am卯榫 mǎo sǔn mortise and tenon卯兔 mǎo tù Year 4, year of the Rabbit卯眼 mǎo yǎn mortise榫卯 sǔn mǎo mortise and tenon辛卯 xīn mǎo twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071乙卯 yǐ mǎo fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035应卯 yìng mǎo to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am卯起来 mǎo qǐ lai to get enthusiastic丁卯胡乱 Dīng mǎo Hú luàn first Manchu invasion of Korea丁卯战争 Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng first Manchu invasion of Korea寅吃卯粮 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance寅支卯粮 yín zhī mǎo liáng see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]凿死卯子 záo sǐ mǎo zi variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]子丑寅卯 zǐ chǒu yín mǎo a full and coherent account of a matter丁是丁，卯是卯 dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo lit. to keep ding distinct from mao