hinoeuma

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noun

The year of the fire horse in the sexagenary cycle of the Japanese traditional calendar, last occurring in 1966. Women born in these years supposedly make poor wives.

OriginChinese 丙午 →
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Meanings

nounhinoeuma (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralThe year of the fire horse in the sexagenary cycle of the Japanese traditional calendar, last occurring in 1966. Women born in these years supposedly make poor wives.

Origin

  1. Chinese丙午
  2. Englishhinoeuma

From Chinese 丙午 (bǐngwǔ).

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hinoeuma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinoeuma

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“hinoeuma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hinoeuma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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