| 释义 |
Examples:a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising—lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)—6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake—lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. destroy root and branch—golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty—1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December 5th January), year of the Rat—ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River—lit. branch segment (where new branches should develop)—Legislative Yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan—7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse—a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)—branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party—one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch—9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey—Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan—3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger—11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog—12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar—8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep—scion (branch or bud that is grafted onrootstock)—5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon— |