| 卯 | [ maǒ ] mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon), 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit, ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east), variant of 鉚|铆[mao3], to exert one's strength |
| 卯兔 | [ maǒ tù ] Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011) |
| 卯時 | [ maǒ shí ] 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) |
| 卯榫 | [ maǒ sǔn ] mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint) |
| 卯眼 | [ maǒ yǎn ] mortise, slit |
| ⇒ 丁卯 | [ dīng maǒ ] fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047 |
| ⇒ 丁卯戰爭 | [ dīng maǒ zhàn zhēng ] first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) |
| ⇒ 丁卯胡亂 | [ dīng maǒ hú luàn ] first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) |
| ⇒ 丁是丁，卯是卯 | [ dīng shì dīng maǒ shì maǒ ] lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom), fig. meticulous, conscientious, unambiguous |
| ⇒ 丁是丁，卯是卯 | [ dīng shì dīng maǒ shì maǒ ] lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom), fig. meticulous, conscientious, unambiguous |
| ⇒ 乙卯 | [ yǐ maǒ ] fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035 |
| ⇒ 寅吃卯糧 | [ yín chī maǒ liáng ] lit. eating away next year's food in advance, fig. to dip into the next month's check, live now, pay later |
| ⇒ 寅支卯糧 | [ yín zhī maǒ liáng ] see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2] |
| ⇒ 己卯 | [ jǐ maǒ ] sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059 |
| ⇒ 應卯 | [ yìng maǒ ] to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am, fig. to put in a conventional appearance |
| ⇒ 癸卯 | [ guǐ maǒ ] fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023 |
| ⇒ 辛卯 | [ xīn maǒ ] twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071 |
| ⇒ 點卯 | [ diǎn maǒ ] morning roll call |
