| 壬辰倭乱 |
rén chén wō luàn |
Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598 |
| 壬 |
rén |
ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / ninth in order / letter "I" or Roman "IX" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 345° / nona |
| 壬辰 |
rén chén |
twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072 |
| 辰 |
chén |
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120° |
| 倭 |
wō |
dwarf / Japanese (derog.) (old) |
| 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 |