Meanings

northeast

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

dead of night

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

year of the Ox

dead of the night

the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

year of the Ox