See 十二支 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"the twelve earthly branches, namely 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài) (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)"
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],
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},
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"zh_pron": "шиэрчжи"
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"ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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"roman": "chǒu niú",
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},
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}
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