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Zodiac
生肖
Zodiac, also known as the phase or twelve years of beasts, is China and East Asia, some ethnic groups used to represent the twelve species of animals, collectively referred to as the zodiac. Rat, Cattle, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Chicken, Dog, Pig. They are in turn matched with the twelve tribes (sub, ugly, shen, chen, chen, zhu, xiu, xi, xi, xu xiu) Snakes, afternoon horses, no sheep, monkey, unitary chicken, Xu dog, Hai pig. Everyone has a zodiac sign of his birth year, so Chinese folk often calculate the age of the zodiac. Cycle once for a round. China in addition to the Lunar New Year, but also with the corresponding twelve branches of the month, Ji, Ji Shi (hour). The zodiac signs are also popular among Asian peoples and certain countries in Eastern Europe and North Africa. ... 生肖，又稱属相或十二年獸，是中國及东亚地区的一些民族用来代表年份的十二种动物，統稱為十二生肖。即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、鸡、狗、豬。它們依次與十二地支（子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥）相配，形成子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龍、巳蛇、午馬、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪。每個人都以其出生年的象徵動物作為生肖，所以中國民間常以生肖計算年齡。循環一次為一輪。 中國除了用生肖紀年外，還用與之相應的十二支紀月、紀日、紀時（時辰）。十二生肖（獸曆）也廣泛流行於亞洲諸民族及東歐和北非的某些國家之中。...
Zodiac also known as "twelve belongings." A method used to annihilate or age. Twelve years for a week, with 12 kinds of animals with 12, followed by sub-mouse, ugly cow, Yin Tiger, Mao rabbit, Chen Long, snake, horse, sheep, Shen monkey, unitary chicken, Xu dog, Hai pig, go round and start, recycle. 十二生肖 又称“十二属相”。用来纪年或纪岁数的一种方法。以十二年为一周，用十二种动物配十二支，依次为子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪，周而复始，循环使用。
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7 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «十二生肖»
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