生sang1肖ciu3

English

1. one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
2. Chinese zodiac i.e. the twelve animals, including the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, which symbolize particular years that a person was born
3. animal from the Chinese zodiac

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一個農曆年以一種動物代表，以出生嗰年決定佢所屬嘅動物；十二種動物配十二地支：子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龍、巳蛇、午馬、未羊、申猴、酉雞、戌犬、亥豬（量詞：個／隻）

Examples

• 你屬乜嘢生肖㗎？

  Which Chinese zodiac animal do you belong to? (Note: People who are shy about revealing their age are also reluctant to say which Chinese zodiac animal they belong to since people can accurately guess one's age from the animal)

• 十二生肖來自大自然起源嘅十一種動物，即鼠、牛、虎、兔、馬、蛇、猴、雞、狗同豬，同埋傳說入面嘅龍形，用嚟做曆法。

  Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

• 十二生肖裡沒有貓的原因很簡單。

  The reason the cat is not included in the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac is very simple.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 從根本上說，十二生肖的形成，與動物崇拜有關。

  On a fundamental level, the 12 forms of the Chinese zodiac are related to animal worship.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

• 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.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

• 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.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

• 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.

  Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY