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Calque of Chinese 地支 (dìzhī)
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earthly branch
Today it means: The (approximately) twelve years of Jupiter's orbital period, forming the Chinese zodiac and personified as twelve or sixty gods known as Tai Sui. Full definition →
Chinese 地支