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])
21 results for *卯*
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丁卯dīng mǎo
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
乙卯yǐ mǎo
fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
卯兔mǎo tù
Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
卯时mǎo shí
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
卯榫mǎo sǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
卯眼mǎo yǎn
mortise; slit
己卯jǐ mǎo
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
应卯yìng mǎo
to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am; fig. to put in a conventional appearance
榫卯sǔn mǎo
mortise and tenon
点卯diǎn mǎo
morning roll call
癸卯guǐ mǎo
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
辛卯xīn mǎo
twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
卯起来mǎo qǐ lai
(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
丁卯战争Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
丁卯胡乱Dīng mǎo Hú luàn
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
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
(idiom) a full and coherent account of a matter; the complete facts of the case; the whole story
寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
寅支卯粮yín zhī mǎo liáng
see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
丁是丁，卯是卯dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious; unambiguous