Ci:1019771282
Shǔ Niú Hǔ Tù Lóng Shé Mǎ Yáng Hóu Jī Gǒu Zhū 鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪[----龍-馬--雞-豬] n. twelve (Ch. zodiacal) animals See also shí'èr shēngxiào See tiāngān-dìzhī 〈note:〉 Chinese years come in 12-year cycles, corresponding to the 12 zodiacal animals. 〈note:〉 鼠年 Year of the Mouse: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020; 〈note:〉 牛年 Year of the Cow: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021; 〈note:〉 虎年 Year of the Tiger: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022; 〈note:〉 兔年 Year of the Hare: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023; 〈note:〉 龙年 Year of the Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024; 〈note:〉 蛇年 Year of the Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025; 〈note:〉 马年 Year of the Horse: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026; 〈note:〉 羊年 Year of the Sheep: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027; 〈note:〉 猴年 Year of the Monkey: 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028; 〈note:〉 鸡年 Year of the Cock: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029; 〈note:〉 狗年 Year of the Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030; 〈note:〉 猪年 Year of the Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031. 〈note:〉 Each of the 十二生肖 Twelve Zodiacal Animals corresponds to one of the 十二地支 Twelve Earthly Branches, but the system of 地支 is attested much earlier (in the earliest 甲骨文). The two systems are often used interchangeably in later periods.
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