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甲寅

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ yín

51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

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甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
寅: yín · to respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch

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3–2 · jia3 yin2

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The fifty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Tiger" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

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