每一個生肖的背後都有著數不盡的成語、諺語和故事。

Behind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 měi
  1. each
  2. every
=2 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=2 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
3 生肖 shēngxiào
  1. one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支 zhī
  2. animal from the Chinese zodiac
=4 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=4 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=4 really and truly
=4 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
5 背後 bèihòu
  1. behind
  2. at the back
  3. in the rear
  4. behind sb's back
=6 surname Du
=6 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=6
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
7 有著 yǒuzhe
  1. to have
  2. to possess
8 數不盡 shǔbujìn countless
=9 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 成語 chéng Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage

classifiers: , ,

11 諺語 yàn proverb
=12 old variant of
=12 surname He
=12
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=12
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=12 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=12 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=12 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=12 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=12 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=13 故事 shì old practice
=13 故事 shi narrative; story; tale