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=== Zodiac === | === Zodiac === | ||
[[File:Chinese_Zodiac_polyglotclub.png|thumb]] | [[File:Chinese_Zodiac_polyglotclub.png|thumb]] | ||
However, in '''Chinese zodiac''', your sign is determined by the year of your birth and is celebrated during a 12 years period! | |||
Chinese zodiac is used in | Chinese zodiac is used in China, its surrounding countries and many Turkic countries. | ||
As you can see, they are really different. Chinese signs are associated to animal species. | |||
地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | 地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | ||
In Chinese, the words for 地支 can not indicate the animal, while in most other languages, the animals must be made clear. | In Chinese, the words for 地支 can not indicate the animal, while in most other languages, the animals must be made clear. | ||
When used as “time of the day”. it is called 時辰 / 时辰 (shíchen; si4 san4; sî-sîn). | |||
Take a look at the following table: | Take a look at the following table: | ||