Translation

• one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
• animal from the Chinese zodiac

Synonyms

• 十二属, 十二属相, 十二生肖, 属相

Examples

• 生肖的十二种动物裡没有猫的原因很简单。
  The reason the cat is not included in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac is very simple.
• 很多人都会问，为什麽生肖的十二种动物裡没有猫呢？
  A lot of people ask why the cat does not appear among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
• 从根本上说，十二生肖的形成，与动物崇拜有关。
  On a fundamental level, the 12 forms of the Chinese zodiac are related to animal worship.
• 每一个生肖的背后都有着数不尽的成语、谚语和故事。
  Behind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.
• 十二生肖是由十一种源于自然界的动物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、马、羊、
  The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac come from eleven kinds of animals originating in nature, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, snake, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, as well as the legendary form of the dragon, and are used as a calendar