yín

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

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  • yín3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

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丙寅bǐng yín

third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046

唐寅Táng Yín

Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

壬寅rén yín

thirty-ninth year Ǐ of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022

寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng

lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later

寅支卯粮yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯粮[yín chī mǎo liáng]

寅时yín shí

3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Other Characters Pronounced “yin”