| 丁卯胡乱 |
Dīng mǎo Hú luàn |
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) |
| 丁 |
Dīng |
surname Ding |
| 丁 |
dīng |
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl |
| 丁 |
zhēng |
used in 丁丁 |
| 丁卯 |
dīng mǎo |
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047 |
| 卯 |
mǎo |
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) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 铆) |
| 卯 |
mǎo |
variant of 卯 |
| 卯 |
mǎo |
old variant of 卯 |
| 胡 |
Hú |
surname Hu |
| 胡 |
hú |
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和) |
| 胡 |
hú |
used in 胡同 |
| 胡 |
hú |
beard / mustache / whiskers |
| 胡乱 |
hú luàn |
careless / reckless / casually / absent-mindedly / at will / at random / any old how |
| 乱 |
luàn |
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary |