Chinese Zodiac

Rat	鼠	sü	(1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008)
Ox	牛	u	(1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997)
Tiger	虎	fu	(1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998)
Rabbit	兔	tou	(1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999)
Dragon	龍	lUng	(1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000)
Snake	蛇	se	(1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001)
Horse	馬	ma	(1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002)
Sheep/Ram/Goat	羊	yœng	(1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003)
Monkey	猴	hu	(1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004)
Rooster	雞	gi	(1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005)
Dog	狗	gu	(1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006)
Pig	豬	dzü	(1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007)

What year (of the zodiac) were you born in?		lei hi mt ye lin tsöt si ga?
Which zodiac do you belong to?		lei sUk yü bin yt go sn tsiu a?
I was born in the year of (Pig).		o hi (dzü) lin tsöt si
I'm a (Dragon).		o sUk (lUng)

Western Zodiac

What's your sign?		lei hi me sIng dzo ga?
I'm...

Aries		bat yœng dzo    (March 21 - April 19)
Taurus		gm au dzo    (April 20 - May 20)
Gemini		sœng dzi dzo    (May 21 - June 20)
Cancer		göü hai dzo    (June 21 - July 22)
Leo		si dzi dzo    (July 23 - August 22)
Virgo		tsü löü dzo    (August 23 - September 22)
Libra		tin pIng dzo    (September 23 - October 22)
Scorpio		tin kit dzo    (October 23 - November 21)
Sagittarius		yn ma dzo    (November 22 - December 21)
Capricorn		san yœng dzo    (December 22 - January 19)
Aquarius		söü pIng dzo    (January 20 - February 18)
Pisces		sœng yü dzo    (February 19 - March 20)

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