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can chi

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /kaːn˧˧ ʨi˧˧/ Central /kaːŋ˧˥ ʨi˧˥/ Southern /kaːŋ˧˧ ʨi˧˧/
sexagenary cycle
Noun
sexagenary cycle
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Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
sexagenary cycle Numbers, Quantities, Units & TimeTheme Time & calendarTag

This is a traditional Asian system for marking years, months, and days based on a sixty-year cycle of stems and branches.

vi Hệ thống can chi được dùng để tính thời gian trong văn hóa Á Đông.

en The sexagenary cycle is used to mark time in Asian culture.

Interjection

Sense 2 Interjection
no big deal Problems, Opinions & EvaluationTheme

An expression used to indicate that something is not important or does not cause concern or trouble.

vi Việc đó thì có can chi gì đâu mà phải lo lắng.

en That is no big deal, so there is no need to worry.

Parts
can / chi / 干支
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
干支
Candidates by syllable
can 干 chi 支
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
tâm can / can hệ / can nhiễu / can qua …
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