mǎo

old variant of [[卯<mǎo>]]

mǎo

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

mǎotù

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

mǎoshí

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

mǎosǔn

mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)

mǎoyǎn

mortise / slit

yínchīmǎoliáng

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

yínzhīmǎoliáng

see [[寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮<yínchīmǎoliáng>]]

jǐmǎo

sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

yìngmǎo

to answer the roll call at [[卯時|卯时<mǎoshí>]], i.e. between 5 and 7 am / fig. to put in a conventional appearance