# 地支
## Chinese

* Earthly Branches (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dìzhī
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dei$^6$ zi$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thi-kî
* Jin (Wiktionary): di$^3$ zi$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dê-ciĕ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tē-chi / tōe-chi / tē-ki
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$di-tsy
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dìzhī
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dìjhih
*** Wade–Giles: ti$^4$-chih$^1$
*** Yale: dì-jr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihjy
*** Palladius: дичжи (dičži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dei$^6$ zi$^1$
*** Yale: deih jī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dei$^6$ dzi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: déi$^6$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tei̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thi-kî
*** Hakka Romanization System: ti gi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ti$^4$ gi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi⁵⁵ ki²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: di$^3$ zi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ti⁴⁵ t͡sz̩¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dê-ciĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /ti²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒie⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-chi
*** Tâi-lô: tē-tsi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dexcy
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /te²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² t͡si³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /te³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōe-chi
*** Tâi-lô: tuē-tsi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doexcy
*** IPA (Taipei): /tue³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-ki
*** Tâi-lô: tē-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dexky
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /te⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$di-tsy
*** MiniDict: di$^去$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$di-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /di²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: dijH tsye
Rime :
| Character | 地 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 章 (23) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 徒四切 | 章移切 |
| Baxter | dijH | tsye |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /diɪ$^H$/ | /t͡ɕiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /di$^H$/ | /t͡ɕiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /djɪ$^H$/ | /t͡ɕjɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /di$^H$/ | /ciə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /di$^H$/ | /t͡ɕie/ |
| Wang Li | /di$^H$/ | /t͡ɕǐe/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /dʱi$^H$/ | /t͡ɕie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dì | zhī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dei$^6$ | zi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[l]ˤej-s ke/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'els kje/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 地 | 支 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dì | zhī | zhī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dij$^H$ › | ‹ tsye › | ‹ tsye › |
| Old Chinese | /*[l]ˁej-s/ | /*ke/ | /*ke/ |
| English | earth, ground | support, hold up | branch (of tree), limb |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 地 | 支 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 14808 | 17200 |
| Phonetic component | 也 | 支 |
| Rime group | 歌 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 地 | 支 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'els/ | /*kje/ |

### Noun

地支
* An earthly branch: one of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
** (historical astronomy) The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui.
** (astrology) The twelve animals representing the Chinese zodiac, particularly as a birthyear.
** (obsolete) The twelve months of the Chinese lunar year.
** (historical navigation) The twelve bearings of traditional Chinese navigation, comprising 30° divisions of the compass beginning with due north.
** (historical astronomy) The duodecimal divisions of the Chinese seasons, beginning with the second of the three divisions of winter.
** (historical chronometry) The duodecimal divisions of the day into "Chinese" or "double hours", beginning with 11 pm.
** (historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
* The twelve earthly branches as a whole.

#### Synonyms

* (as a set): 十二支 (shí'èrzhī)
* (as a double hour): 時／时 (shí)

#### Hyponyms

* 子 (zǐ)   鼠 (shǔ, “rat”)   十一月 (shíyīyuè) or 冬月 (Dōngyuè) &c.
* 丑 (chǒu)   牛 (niú, “ox; cow”)   十二月 (shí'èryuè)
* 寅 (yín)   虎 (hǔ, “tiger”)   正月 (zhēngyuè) or 元月 (Yuányuè) or 一月 (yīyuè) &c.
* 卯 (mǎo)   兔 (tù, “rabbit”)   二月 (èryuè) or 杏月 (Xìngyuè) &c.
* 辰 (chén)   龍／龙 (lóng, “Chinese dragon”)   三月 (sānyuè) or 桃月 (Táoyuè) &c.
* 巳 (sì)   蛇 (shé, “snake”)   四月 (sìyuè) or 梅月 (Méiyuè) &c.
* 午 (wǔ)   馬／马 (mǎ, “horse”)   五月 (wǔyuè) or 榴月 (Liúyuè) &c.
* 未 (wèi)   羊 (yáng, “goat”)   六月 (liùyuè) or 荷月 (Héyuè) &c.
* 申 (shēn)   猴 (hóu, “monkey”)   七月 (qīyuè) or 蘭月／兰月 (Lányuè) &c.
* 酉 (yǒu)   雞／鸡 (jī, “rooster; chicken”)   八月 (bāyuè) or 桂月 (Guìyuè) &c.
* 戌 (xū)   狗 (gǒu, “dog”)   九月 (jiǔyuè) or 菊月 (Júyuè) &c.
* 亥 (hài)   豬／猪 (zhū, “pig”)   十月 (shíyuè) or 良月 (Liángyuè) &c.

#### Derived terms

* 十二支 (shí'èrzhī)
* 干支 (gānzhī)

#### See also

* 天干 (tiāngān)
* 干支 (gānzhī)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 地 | 支 |
| ち Grade: 2 | し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡ɕiɕi]

### Noun

地(ち)支(し) • (chishi)
* earthly branch
    Synonym: 十二支 (jūnishi)
    Hyponyms: 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 地 | 支 |

### Noun

地支 • (jiji) (hangeul 지지)
* hanja form of 지지 (“earthly branch”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 地 | 支 |

### Noun

地支
* chữ Hán form of địa chi (“earthly branch”).