生肖

shēngxiào
  1. one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支 zhī
  2. animal from the Chinese zodiac

CEDICT

Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)

Wiktionary

十二動物十二地支子鼠丑牛寅虎卯兔辰龍巳蛇午馬未羊申猴酉雞亥豬所生其所動物稱為生肖」。

重編國語辭典

出生其所動物

維基詞典

Examples

生肖文化深深植根於人們的日常生活和語言文化中。

The culture of the Chinese zodiac is deeply rooted in people's lives, language and literature.

Source: Tatoeba

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

很多人都會問,為什麼生肖的十二種動物裡沒有貓呢?

A lot of people ask why the cat does not appear among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.

Source: Tatoeba

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