庚申

Chinese

		7th heavenly stem; age	9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend 9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend; to state; to explain
simp. and trad. (庚申)		庚	申

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēngshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gang¹ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-sin / kng-sin / kiⁿ-sin / keⁿ-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēngshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gengshen
    • Wade–Giles: kêng¹-shên¹
    • Yale: gēng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gengshen
    • Palladius: гэншэнь (gɛnšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gang¹ san¹
    • Yale: gāng sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gang¹ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geng¹ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-sin
    • Tâi-lô: king-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kng-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kng-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngsyn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍³³ sin³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kinn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvisyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³ sin³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keⁿ-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kenn-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvesyn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

Noun

庚申

1. The fifty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
庚	申
かのえ Jinmeiyō	さる Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 申(さる) (saru, “the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)申(さる) • (kanoesaru) 

1. Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚	申
こう Jinmeiyō	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 申(しん) (shin, “the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(こう)申(しん) • (kōshin) 

1. Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

2. Clipping of 庚申待 (kōshin-machi, “a religious wake held one the eve of the 57th day of a sexagenary calendar cycle”).

Derived terms

• 庚申草(コウシンソウ) (kōshinsō)

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚	申

Proper noun

庚申 • (Gyeongsin) (hangeul 경신)

1. hanja form^? of 경신 (“Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)