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warm ❖ …….. ❖ Pig（Hai，21:00-23:00）——sleep
deeply
Chinese Zodiac and Personality
❖ The twelve animals was divide into six group，and reflect our ancestors’ hope
❖ The first group-----Rat and Ox ❖ Wisdom + hardworking
❖ The second group——Tiger and Rabbit
❖
Valiancy + careful
❖ The third group——Dragon and Snake intrepid + pliable
Why these animals are arranged in this order?
❖ It related with the main time that the animals’ activity rules of a day.
❖ Rat（Zi，23:00-01:00）——find food ❖ ……… ❖ Snake（Si，09:00-11:00）——keep
狗急跳墙
Pig Envy always shoots at a high mark.
人怕出名猪怕壮
❖ It was the combination of animal totems(图 腾)and the 12 Earthly Branches(12地支) Han people used to designate years.
12 Earthly Branches(12地支)
Zi 子 (Earthly Branch 1)---rat Chou 丑(Earthly Branch 2)---ox Yin 寅(Earthly Branch 3)---tiger Mao 卯(Earthly Branch 4)---rabbit Chen 辰(Earthly Branch 5)---dragon Si 巳(Earthly Branch 6)---snake Wu 午(Earthly Branch 7)---horse Wei 未(Earthly Branch 8)---sheep Shen 申(Earthly Branch 9)---monkey You 酉(Earthly Branch 10)---rooster Xu 戌(Earthly Branch 11)---dog Hai 亥(Earthly Branch 12)---pig
狡兔三窟
Dragon
long to see one's son succeed in life
望子成龙
Snake
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕 井绳
Horse
a horse galloping without a stop 马不
停蹄
Sheep
a narrow winding trail
Do you know the12 zodiac animals？
The origin of Chinese Zodiac
❖ The Chinese Zodiac came into use in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
❖ It was first used in our western and northern nomad(游牧民族).
❖The Chinese Zodiac animals ， is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries besides mainland China and Taiwan.
❖ The fourth group——Horse and Sheep Precipitant + Unity
❖ The fifth group——Monkey and Rooster Flexible + constant
❖ The sixth group——Dog and Pig Loyalty + easygoing
Some idioms about the animals
Rat
A mouse can see only an inch.
（鼠目寸光）
Ox
Cast peals before swine.
对牛弹琴
Tiger Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Rooster Wily rooster has three burrows.
羊肠小道
Monkey Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
Rooster Even fowls and dogs are not spared.
鸡犬不宁
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
Dog
A dog will leap over a wall in desperation.
deeply
Chinese Zodiac and Personality
❖ The twelve animals was divide into six group，and reflect our ancestors’ hope
❖ The first group-----Rat and Ox ❖ Wisdom + hardworking
❖ The second group——Tiger and Rabbit
❖
Valiancy + careful
❖ The third group——Dragon and Snake intrepid + pliable
Why these animals are arranged in this order?
❖ It related with the main time that the animals’ activity rules of a day.
❖ Rat（Zi，23:00-01:00）——find food ❖ ……… ❖ Snake（Si，09:00-11:00）——keep
狗急跳墙
Pig Envy always shoots at a high mark.
人怕出名猪怕壮
❖ It was the combination of animal totems(图 腾)and the 12 Earthly Branches(12地支) Han people used to designate years.
12 Earthly Branches(12地支)
Zi 子 (Earthly Branch 1)---rat Chou 丑(Earthly Branch 2)---ox Yin 寅(Earthly Branch 3)---tiger Mao 卯(Earthly Branch 4)---rabbit Chen 辰(Earthly Branch 5)---dragon Si 巳(Earthly Branch 6)---snake Wu 午(Earthly Branch 7)---horse Wei 未(Earthly Branch 8)---sheep Shen 申(Earthly Branch 9)---monkey You 酉(Earthly Branch 10)---rooster Xu 戌(Earthly Branch 11)---dog Hai 亥(Earthly Branch 12)---pig
狡兔三窟
Dragon
long to see one's son succeed in life
望子成龙
Snake
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕 井绳
Horse
a horse galloping without a stop 马不
停蹄
Sheep
a narrow winding trail
Do you know the12 zodiac animals？
The origin of Chinese Zodiac
❖ The Chinese Zodiac came into use in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
❖ It was first used in our western and northern nomad(游牧民族).
❖The Chinese Zodiac animals ， is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries besides mainland China and Taiwan.
❖ The fourth group——Horse and Sheep Precipitant + Unity
❖ The fifth group——Monkey and Rooster Flexible + constant
❖ The sixth group——Dog and Pig Loyalty + easygoing
Some idioms about the animals
Rat
A mouse can see only an inch.
（鼠目寸光）
Ox
Cast peals before swine.
对牛弹琴
Tiger Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Rooster Wily rooster has three burrows.
羊肠小道
Monkey Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
Rooster Even fowls and dogs are not spared.
鸡犬不宁
ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
Dog
A dog will leap over a wall in desperation.