生肖
Chinese edit
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to resemble; to be like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (生肖) | 生 | 肖 | |
| simp. #(生肖) | 生 | 肖 | |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
生肖
- Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 生肖 (“Chinese zodiac sign”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生肖 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 屬相 |
| Taiwan | 生肖 | |
| Harbin | 屬相 | |
| Luoyang | 屬相兒 | |
| Yinchuan | 屬相 | |
| Singapore | 生肖 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生肖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 生肖 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 生肖 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生肖 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生相 |
| Quanzhou | 生相 | |
| Zhangzhou | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 生相 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 生相 | |
| Tainan | 生相 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 生相 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 生相 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Leizhou | 生相 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生肖 |
| Danyang | 肖屬 | |
| Jinhua | 生肖 | |
Derived terms edit
- 十二生肖 (shí'èr shēngxiào)
Korean edit
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 肖 |