heavenly stems and earthly branches

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heavenly stems	element	colour	taste	earthly branches	animal	season	direction
chia	wood	green	sour	tzu	rat	mid-winter	north
yi	wood	green	sour	ch'ou	ox	late winter	north north east
ping	fire	red	bitter	yin	tiger	early spring	east north east
ting	fire	red	bitter	mao	rabbit	mid-spring	east
mou	earth	yellow	sweet	ch'en	dragon	late spring	east south east
chi	earth	yellow	sweet	szu	snake	early summer	south south east
keng	metal	white	acrid	wu	horse	mid-summer	south
hsin	metal	white	acrid	wei	ram	late summer	south south west
jen	water	black	salt	shen	monkey	early autumn	west south west
kuei	water	black	salt	yu	rooster	mid-autumn	west
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	hsu	dog	late autumn	west north west
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	hai	pig	early winter	north north west