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Tibetan astrology (Tibetan: དཀར་རྩིས, Wylie: dkar rtsis) is a traditional discipline of the Tibetan peoples that has influence from both Chinese astrology and Hindu astrology.
The direction associated with Earth is Center. The season for Earth is the changeover point of the four seasons. It is the fixed element for the animal signs Ox, Dragon, Goat and Dog. [54] Metal: The metal person is sincere, has fixed values and opinions, is strong of will, and has eloquence of speech. The direction associated with Metal is West.
The Korean zodiac includes the Sheep (yang) instead of the Goat (which would be yeomso), although the Chinese source of the loanword yang may refer to any goat-antelope. [ citation needed ] The Japanese zodiac includes the Sheep ( hitsuji ) instead of the Goat (which would be yagi ), and the Wild boar ( inoshishi , i ) instead of the Pig ( buta ...
The Ox is the second of the 12-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and also appears in related calendar systems. The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese niú ( 牛 ), a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or neutered types of the bovine family, such as ...
The Vietnamese zodiac is originated from the Chinese zodiac in its usage and arrangement of animals, but replaces the ox with the water buffalo and the rabbit with the cat. [1] The Vietnamese zodiac uses cat instead of rabbit due to the pronunciation of the rabbit in Chinese writing: 卯 is very similar to the Vietnamese word Mèo for cat. [2]
As the Ox was approaching the other side of the river, the Rat pushed the Cat into the river, then jumped off the Ox and rushed to the Jade Emperor, becoming the first in the zodiac. All the other animals made it to the Jade Emperor, while the Cat was left to drown in the river after being sabotaged by the Rat.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Sign in the Chinese zodiac Goat "Goat" in regular Chinese characters Chinese 羊 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin yáng Wade–Giles yang 2 IPA [jǎŋ] Hakka Romanization yông Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization yèuhng Jyutping joeng4 IPA [jœŋ˩] Southern Min Hokkien POJ ...
Whilst the takin has in the past been placed together with the muskox in the tribe Ovibovini, more recent mitochondrial research shows a closer relationship to Ovis (sheep). [3] Its physical similarity to the muskox is therefore an example of convergent evolution. [4] The takin is the national animal of Bhutan. [5]