辰时 辰時

辰

• 星辰 xīng chén ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ sing1 san4 stars
• 诞辰 誕辰 dàn chén ㄉㄢˋ ㄔㄣˊ daan3 san4 birthday
• 丙辰 bǐng chén ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ bing2 san4 fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
• 北辰 Běi chén ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄣˊ bak1 san4 Polaris
• 壬辰 rén chén ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ jam4 san4 twenty-ninth year I5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2012 or 2072

时 時

• 一时 一時 yī shí ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 si4 a period of time
• 不时 不時 bù shí ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ bat1 si4 from time to time
• 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
• 即时 即時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ zik1 si4 immediate
• 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time

• 良辰吉日 liáng chén jí rì ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖˋ loeng4 san4 gat1 jat6 fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
• 良辰美景 liáng chén měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 san4 mei5 ging2 fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely
• 众星拱辰 眾星拱辰 zhòng xīng gǒng chén ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ zung3 sing1 gung2 san4 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure

• 不识时变 不識時變 bù shí shí biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 sik1 si4 bin3 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˋ bat1 sik1 si4 mou6 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
• 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí ㄘㄤˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ cong4 hei3 doi6 si4 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment