How do you pronounce Jia Chou, Bing Yin, Ding Mao, Wu Renshen and Gui You?

A (Ji ǐ), B (yǐ), C (bǐng), D(Dǐng), E (W ǐ), J (jǐ), G (gēng), Xin(xēn), Ren (rén

The twelve branches are Zi, Ugliness, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai. Heavenly stems and earthly branches * * * constitutes the traditional calendar year in ancient China.

Twelve earthly branches: in the trunk calendar, a year is divided into twelve days, and the "sword" represents the direction of the top of the bucket handle of the Big Dipper; In ancient astronomy, bucket handle and the Big Dipper were called "swords". During the year, bucket handle turns and refers to "Twelve Chens" in turn, which is called "December Sword" (or "December Order"). December is a sunny month based on twenty-four solar terms, which is different from the lunar month (Wang Shuo, divided into the first fifteen grades) and has twelve earthly branches, such as Jiazi, Jianchou and Yin Jian.

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The earthly branch is the core content of ancient astronomy in China and the most important symbol of ancient astronomy in China. Astronomy comes from the concrete observation of astronomical phenomena. Needless to say, the earthly branch originated from the ancient 28 stars, another expression of the year.

"Spring and Autumn Life Calendar": "The heavens and the earth are open, and everything is turbid. According to yin and yang, the celestial body begins in the field of the North Pole, the terrain begins in the sky of Kunlun, and the morning glory begins in the five latitudes of the sun, the moon and the sun. Forty-five thousand years, the sun, the moon and the five latitudes take turns. When the emperor went out, it was called' defense against five', and the thirteen brothers continued to rule each other. Ride the wind and rain to catch the sun and the moon. The image of the sky, the instrument of the law, sets the sun and the moon for the dry branch, and * * * cures eighteen thousand years old. The emperor was traced at the foot of Kunlun Mountain in Zhuzhou. "

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dizhi.