sap6 ji6 dei6 zi1十二地支
Jyutpingsap6 ji6 dei6 zi1
Yalesahp yih deih jī
Definition
The twelve earthly branches, used cyclically in the traditional Chinese calendar and as ordinal numbers.
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Grammar guides
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