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丙申

Mandarin · pinyin bǐng shēn

thirty-third year C9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1956 or 2016

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丙: bǐng · third; 3rd heavenly stem
申: shēn · to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch

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3–1 · bing3 shen1

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The thirty-third term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Fire Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

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