地支 di4 zhi1

the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc

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English Phonetic: ðә
Detailed Definition: v. i. See Thee.\ndefinite article. A word placed before nouns to limit or\n individualize their meaning.\nadv. By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used\n before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more\n difficult it is to reform.