"earthly branch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earthly branches [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 地支 (dìzhī) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|地支|tr=dìzhī}} Calque of Chinese 地支 (dìzhī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthly branch (plural earthly branches)
  1. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (historical astronomy) The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
    Tags: historical Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-zXqczjqS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 22 8 12 8 8 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, (particularly) as a birthyear.
    Categories (topical): Astrology
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-7u96gDzp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 22 8 12 8 8 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  3. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
    Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-ye85BIg8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 22 8 12 8 8
  4. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
    Categories (topical): Navigation
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-rUE97lPU
  5. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
    Tags: historical Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-I7P0HSqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 22 8 12 8 8 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  6. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun--ddeGdRQ
  7. One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
    (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
    Sense id: en-earthly_branch-en-noun-uuqOsKV8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terrestrial branch Translations (set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures): branca terrestre [feminine] (Catalan), 地支 (dìzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 十二支 (shí'èrzhī) (english: the 12 earthly branches) (Chinese Mandarin), maallinen oksa (Finnish), branche terrestre [feminine] (French), Erdzweig [masculine] (German), 地支 (chishi) (alt: ちし) (Japanese), 十二支 (jūnishi) (english: the 12 earthly branches) (alt: じゅうにし) (Japanese), 지지 (jiji) (Korean), 십이지 (sibiji) (english: the 12 earthly branches) (Korean), ziemska gałąź [feminine] (Polish), земна́я ветвь (zemnája vetvʹ) [feminine] (Russian), địa chi (Vietnamese), deihcei (Zhuang)
Hyponyms (directions, in order): north, 30° east of north, 60° east of north, east, 60° east of south, 30° east of south, south, 30° west of south, 60° west of south, west, 60° west of north, 30° west of north Hyponyms (months, in order): 11th, 12th, and 1st–10th lunar month Hyponyms (zodiac, in order): rat, ox and cow, tiger, rabbit (english: cat in Vietnam), dragon (english: i.e., Chinese dragon), snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster and chicken, dog, pig Disambiguation of 'directions, in order': 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of 'months, in order': 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 Disambiguation of 'zodiac, in order': 26 29 7 7 17 7 7 Disambiguation of 'set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures': 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

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      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
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      "english": "the 12 earthly branches",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shí'èrzhī",
      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
      "word": "十二支"
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      "word": "maallinen oksa"
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      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
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      "word": "branche terrestre"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
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      "alt": "じゅうにし",
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      "english": "the 12 earthly branches",
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      "roman": "jūnishi",
      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
      "word": "十二支"
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      "roman": "jiji",
      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
      "word": "지지"
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      "english": "the 12 earthly branches",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "set of twelve terms in East Asian cultures",
      "word": "địa chi"
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