Word information
Simplified癸卯
Traditional癸卯
Pinyinguǐ mǎo
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Chinese word dictionary
癸卯
guǐ mǎo · fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
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癸未guǐ wèitwentieth year J8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2003 or 2063
癸丑guǐ chǒufiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033
癸亥guǐ hàisixtieth year J12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1983 or 2043
癸巳guǐ sìthirtieth year J6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2013 or 2073