丁未
dīng wèi
Pinyin
Definition
丁未
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- forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 not yet
- 2 did not
- 3 have not
- 4 not
- 5 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
- 6 ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- 1 surname Ding
- 1 Tintin, cartoon character
- 1 lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
- 2 clove (Eugenia aromatica)
Idioms (20)
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
不知丁董
- 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
- 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
乳臭未干
- 1 smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
- 2 still wet behind the ears
付之丙丁
- 1 to burn down (idiom)
兵马未动,粮草先行
- 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- 2 an army marches on its stomach