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The Year of the Fire Ox/Bull
火牛 is Fire Ox/Bull in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1877, 1937, 1997, and 2057.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁丑.
See Also: Ox/Bull
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Fire Ox search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丁丑 see styles |
dīng chǒu ding1 chou3 ting ch`ou ting chou hinotonoushi; teichuu / hinotonoshi; techu ひのとのうし; ていちゅう |
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057 (See 干支・1) Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057) |
牛頭栴檀 牛头栴檀 see styles |
niú tóu zhān tán niu2 tou2 zhan1 tan2 niu t`ou chan t`an niu tou chan tan gozu sendan |
牛檀栴檀; 牛檀香 gośīrṣa-candana, ox-head sandal-wood, also styled 赤栴檀 red sandal-wood; said to come from the Ox-head mountains, and if rubbed on the body to make one impervious to fire, also generally protective against fire, curative of wounds and generally medicinal. 'The first image of Śākyamuni was made of this wood. ' Eitel. 西域記 10. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fire Ox/Bull | 火牛 | huǒ niú / huo3 niu2 / huo niu / huoniu | ||
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