earthly branches meaning in English
十二地支
Examples
- In the lunar calendar , the years are designated by the heavenly stems and earthly branches .
阴历用干支纪年。 - More than 30 , 000 years ago , chinese ancestors invented the 10 tian gan ( or heavenly stems ) and 12 di zhi ( or 12 earthly branches for chronological purpose
3万多年前,中国的祖先发明了10天干和12地支(按时间顺序排列) 。 - 120 years has a special meaning to the observatory because in chinese calendar and time keeping , it equals two cycles of the " heavenly stems and earthly branches " and carries the connotation of blessed completeness
在中国历法中,一百二十年是双甲子两个天干地支循环,有完满的寓意。 - Zai quan : jueyin wind wood . 2nd half year meet wind wood composite “ tong tian fu ” , “ sui hui ” ( heavenly , earthly branches and zai quan are same wood ) . year 1962 is of excessive wood yun ( movement )
下半年得风木相助构成同天符、岁会(天干、岁支、在泉三者皆相同) ,类似“太乙天符”的组合。