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the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

Obsolete term

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

Obsolete term

north-northeast

Obsolete term

twelfth month of the lunar calendar

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight

third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

year of the Ox

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

year of the Ox

dead of the night; midnight

Archaic; Orig. meaning

third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)

northeast

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

Idiomatic expression

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer