生肖 [－－]

Jyutping sang1 ciu3
Pinyin shēng xiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
  2. animal from the Chinese zodiac
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    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​）
    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
    • 你屬乜嘢生肖㗎？
      你属乜嘢生肖㗎？
      nei5 suk6 mat1 je5 sang1 ciu3 gaa3?
      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)
  2. 近義詞
    十二生肖
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)
    (syn.) 屬相, 屬相兒, 肖屬, 生肖, 生相
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    十二生肖是由十一种源于自然界的动物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪以及传说中的龙组成的，用于纪年。
    十二生肖是由十一種源於自然界的動物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬以及傳說中的龍組成的，用於紀年。
    shí èr shēng xiào shì yóu shí yī zhǒng yuán yú zì rán jiè de dòng wù jí shǔ 、 niú 、 hǔ 、 tù 、 shé 、 mǎ 、 yáng 、 hóu 、 jī 、 gǒu 、 zhū yǐ jí chuán shuō zhòng dì lóng zǔ chéng de ， yòng yú jì nián 。
    • The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac come from eleven kinds of animals originating in nature, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, as well as the legendary form of the dragon, and are used as a calendar.
  2. Mandarin
    从根本上说，十二生肖的形成，与动物崇拜有关。
    從根本上說，十二生肖的形成，與動物崇拜有關。
    cóng gēn běn shàng shuō ， shí èr shēng xiào de xíng chéng ， yǔ dòng wù chóng bài yǒu guān 。
    • On a fundamental level, the 12 forms of the Chinese zodiac are related to animal worship.
  3. Mandarin
    每一个生肖的背后都有著数不尽的成语、谚语和故事。
    每一個生肖的背後都有著數不盡的成語、諺語和故事。
    měi yí gè shēng xiào de bèi hòu dōu yǒu zhù shǔ bu jìn de chéng yǔ 、 yàn yǔ hé gù shì 。
    • Behind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.
  4. Mandarin
    生肖文化深深植根于人们的日常生活和语言文化中。
    生肖文化深深植根於人們的日常生活和語言文化中。
    shēng xiào wén huà shēn shēn zhí gēn yú rén men de rì cháng shēng huó hé yǔ yán wén huà zhōng 。
    • The culture of the Chinese zodiac is deeply rooted in people's lives, language and literature.
  5. Mandarin
    很多人都会问，为什么生肖的十二种动物里没有猫呢？
    很多人都會問，為什麼生肖的十二種動物裡沒有貓呢？
    hěn duō rén dū huì wèn ， wèi shén me shēng xiào de shí èr zhǒng dòng wù lǐ méi yǒu māo ne ？
    • A lot of people ask why the cat does not appear among the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你属乜嘢生肖㗎？
    你屬乜嘢生肖㗎？
    nei5 suk6 mat1 je5 sang1 ciu3 gaa3?
    • 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)