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乙巳

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ sì

forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025

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乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
巳: sì · sixth earthly branch

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3–4 · yi3 si4

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The forty-second term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

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