卯
mǎo
ㄇㄠˇ
- 1mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
- 24th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit
- 3ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
- 4(coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])
Example
3個馬來西亞僑民與一個菲律賓國民在棉蘭老島納卯市爆炸裡被炸死了。
gè Mǎláixīyà qiáomín yǔ yíge Fēilǜbīn guómín zài MiánlánlǎoDǎo nà mǎo shì bàozhà lǐ bèi zhàsǐ le
3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.