Chinese

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intricate; complicated 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
trad. (花甲)
simp. #(花甲)
 
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Etymology

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Named for the complicated pairings of the heavenly stems and the earthly branches in the names of the sixty years in the cycle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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花甲

  1. complete sexagenary cycle of the Chinese calendar
  2. sixty years of age
  3. (originally dialectal) Alternative name for 花蛤 (huāgé).

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