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生肖 (saang1/sang1 ciu3) — any of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, representing the twelve Earthly Branches, used to symbolize the year in which a person is born in Cantonese

saang1/sang1生ciu˗₃肖
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1 xiao4

Meaning of 生肖

nounany of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, representing the twelve Earthly Branches, used to symbolize the year in which a person is born

Example Sentences with 生肖

sapˍ₆十jiˍ₆二saangˉ¹生siu˗₃肖houˊ²好dakˉ¹得ji3.意。
The twelve zodiac animals are cute.
niˉ¹呢bunˊ²本syuˉ¹書gongˊ²講sapˍ₆十jiˍ₆二saangˉ¹生siu3.肖。
This book talks about the twelve zodiac animals.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日gongˊ²講sapˍ₆十jiˍ₆二saangˉ¹生siu3.肖。
Today we're talking about the zodiac animals.
neiˏ₅你sukˍ₆屬binˉ¹邊go˗₃個saangˉ¹生siu3?肖？
Which zodiac animal are you?
keoiˏ₅佢sikˉ¹識sapˍ₆十jiˍ₆二saangˉ¹生siu3.肖。
He/She knows the twelve zodiac animals.
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Characters in 生肖

生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
肖ciu3
resemble; look like

Words Containing 生肖

十二生肖sap6 ji6 saang1 ciu3
The 12 Chinese zodiac signs

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