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

mǎo

old variant of [[卯<mǎo>]]

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>]]

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

guǐmǎo

fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023

diǎnmǎo

morning roll call

yǐmǎo

fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

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)