寅

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

CEDICT

  1. (Classical) to revere, respect
  2. third of twelve earthly branches (十二支)
  3. tiger (虎) of Chinese zodiac
  4. to revere, respect

Wiktionary

  1. 地支的第三位。
  2. 時辰名。約當於上午三時至五時。
  3. 同寅的簡稱。
  4. 姓。如元代有寅午辰。
  5. 恭敬。

重編國語辭典

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丙寅 bǐngyín 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 rényín thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
寅吃卯糧 yínchīmǎoliáng
  1. lit. eating away next year's food in advance
  2. fig. to dip into the next month's check
  3. live now, pay later
寅支卯糧 yínzhīmǎoliáng see 寅吃卯糧 yínchīmǎoliáng
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