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Meanings
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit
ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
(coll.) to concentrate one's strength
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Words with 卯 53 total
mortise · slit卯眼mǎo yǎnmortise and tenon榫卯sǔn mǎofourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047丁卯dīng mǎofifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035乙卯yǐ mǎoYear 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)卯兔mǎo tù5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)卯时mǎo shí
Idioms with 卯 8 total
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) · fig. meticulous · conscientious · unambiguous丁是丁，卯是卯dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎolit. eating away next year's food in advance · fig. to dip into the next month's check · live now, pay later寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng(idiom) a full and coherent account of a matter; the complete facts of the case; the whole story子丑寅卯zǐ chǒu yín mǎo