卯

凿死卯子

záo sǐ mǎo zi

variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]

点卯

diǎn mǎo

morning roll call

丁卯

dīng mǎo

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

丁卯战争

dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁卯胡乱

dīng mǎo hú luàn

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁是丁，卯是卯

dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo

lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)

乙卯

yǐ mǎo

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

卯兔

mǎo tù

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

卯时

mǎo shí

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

卯榫

mǎo sǔn

mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)

卯眼

mǎo yǎn

mortise

卯起来

mǎo qǐ lai

(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy