A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles.

  • Herbert Giles
Date:
1912
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Credit: A Chinese-English dictionary / by Herbert Allen Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuan yileK Yuan Hsing Ju T‘ao Huai P‘u Liu Ho Meng-yang Ch‘un-wang Han-shih Mai-ch‘iu Tuan-yang T‘ien-huang No. Ordinary Name. LITERARY NAMES. (C)—CHINESE NAMES FOR THE MONTHS. Sign. Element. Animal. Constellation. Longitude. chi \ water 豹 Leopard y, £y P Sagittarius o 2 63 / 28 15 toil wood 獬 Gryphon f^9 A, p, (7} t, ^ Sagittarius 277 23 6 niu metal 牛 Ox a, (3, 9T Aries; u} A, B Sagittarius 301 IS 11 nu earth 蝠 Bat v, 9 Aquarius 3°8 55 54 hsii sun 鼠 ^Rat (3 Aquarius; ci Equuleus 320 36 16 wei moon Swallow cc Aquarius; ef 6 Pegasus 330 33 45 shih fire 猪 Boar a (Markab), (3 (Scheat) Pegasus 350 41 59 Pi water 輸 Porcupine y (Algenib) Pegasus; cc Andromeda 6 22 9 liu earth 嫜 Muntjak ？，”，八 py u Hydra 127 31 4 hsing sun 馬 Horse a, t (2), v (2) Hydra 144 29 44 chang moon 鹿 Deer x, A, fzy u, (p Hydra !S2 54 37 i fire 蛇 Serpent 22 stars in Crater and Hydra 170 56 9 chen water 蚓 Worm (3, y, $ Corvus 187 56 52 From the £.rh Va. Names. Calendaric Signs. 傘 卿 Tsou r 串 甲=畢 Chia = Pi 如Ju 乙=橘 Yi = ChQ 宿Su 余Yfl 丙=修 Ping = Hsiu 丁=圉 Ting = Yu 皐Kao 戊=厲 Mou = Li 且Cha 己=則 Chi = Ts6 靑陽 Ch4ng-yang 孟陽 三陽 San ” 春王 中和 Chung-ho 花朝 Hua-chao 上巳 Shang-ssii 寒食 淸和 Ch‘ing-ho 麥秋 天中 T‘ien-chung 端陽 滿月 Man-yueh 伏日 Fu-jih 天貺 * (Calendaric signs.) When the 1st moon falls under the sign 甲， for instance, it is designated 甲陬， by combining the characters given in the two columns above; aod so on in recurring order. { 27 J 3^ 9^ 端元杏如桃槐蒲榴荷 月 正 月月月月月 二三四五六 6 No.
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