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The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. [1] The zodiac is very important in traditional Chinese culture and exists as a reflection of Chinese philosophy and culture . [ 2 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 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 ...
The Chinese zodiac, also known as Shengxiao (“born resembling”), is a repeating cycle of 12 years, and each year is represented by a different animal. ... 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 ...
1.1 Chinese zodiac. 2 Table of the sixty-year calendar. 3 Wuxing. Toggle Wuxing subsection. 3.1 Wood ... Jan 28 1979–Feb 15 1980: Yin Earth:
Finding your Chinese Zodiac element is simple: those born during years that end in 0 or 1 are Metal; years that end in 2 or 3 are Water, years that end in 4 or 5 are Wood; years that end in 6 or 7 ...
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar Chinese calendar [52] and thus the "changeover" days in a month (when one sign changes to another sign) vary each year. The following are the twelve zodiac signs in order. [53] 子 Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water): Rat years include 1900, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 May 2024. Sign of Chinese zodiac Dog "Dog" in regular Chinese characters Chinese 狗 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin gǒu Wade–Giles kou 3 IPA [kòʊ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gáu Jyutping gau2 IPA [kɐw˧˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ káu Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014 ...
For many people, Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb 10 this year, is a time to consult the stars to find out what lies ahead in the coming months. We asked a top Hong Kong geomancer for her insights.