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- 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 鉚|铆[mao3])
Trad. 應卯
- 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
Trad. 卯時
- 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
Trad. 卯起來
- (coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
Trad. 寅吃卯糧
- lit. eating away next year's food in advance
- fig. to dip into the next month's check
- live now, pay later
Trad. 寅支卯糧
- see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]
Trad. 丁卯戰爭
- first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
Trad. 丁卯胡亂
- first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
Trad. 鑿死卯子
- variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]
- lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)
- fig. meticulous
- conscientious
- unambiguous