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What are the twelve animal signs in Chinese culture?
Rat
Ox
Tiger
Hare
Dragon
Snake
Monkey
Sheep
Horse
Rooster
Dog
pig
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Rat
Chinese connotations:
，人人喊打。
A rat crossing the street is chased by all.
as timid as a hare
Western connotations:
/ troublesome /disgraceful
Smell a rat觉得非常可疑
They ratted on .
“Rat” is only associated with something derogatory in both Chinese and Western Cultures.
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Ox
Chinese connotations:
strong/well-built 壮如牛 (D) strong as a horse
Stubborn 牛劲 (D) stubborn as a mule
Dedicated/industrious牛吃的是草,挤出的是奶.
Ignorant 对牛弹琴
Western connotations:
Big eyes an ox-eyed man
Misfortunes
The black ox has trod on his foot.
灾祸已降临到他的头上。
“Ox” is associated with more things with commendatory connotations in China than in the West.
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Tiger
Chinese connotations:
猛虎下山/狐假虎威
(D) like a donkey in a Cute/lovely虎头虎脑
Brave/courageous/powerfullion's skin
Evil-doing为虎作伥
Western connotations:
1. Savage /fierce a man of tiger
2. Dangerous ride the tiger 以危险的方式生活
“Tiger” is given both commendatory and derogatory connotations in China whereas only derogatory connotations in the West.
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Hare (Rabbit)
Chinese connotations:
cunning/sly 狡兔三窟
Nimble and fast动若脱兔
Western connotations:
Timid as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠
Something irrelevant
You start a hare every time at the 。
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Dragon
Chinese connotations:
Supreme /majestic 真龙天子
Industrious and enterprising 龙马精神
Dangerous /fierce 龙潭虎穴/龙争虎斗
龙跃凤鸣、龙骧虎步
We are the descendents of the Chinese Dragon.
我们是龙的传人.
亚洲四小龙the Four Tigers in Asia (Dragons)X
Western connotations:
brutal/fierce the Old Dragon魔鬼
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Snake
Chinese connotations:
Cold/cruel 蛇蝎心肠
Rough/careless 虎头蛇尾
Fearful/frightening杯弓蛇影
Western connotations:
cold-blooded/hypocritical John’s behavior show him to be a