the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
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
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
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
Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)