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As you may already know, the Chinese calendar is based on the phases of the moon. and when a new year begins, it brings with it one of the 12 Chinese zodiac. Every 12 years, the sequence begins again. This year (2018) for example, is the Year of the Dog which will not come around again until 2030. When the animal you were born under comes around again, it becomes an important year when you might consider getting married, buying a house or starting a business. The Chinese zodiac is also important when being compatible with a lover, or considering whether you should have a child. The year you were born in will affect your future and many future parents will consider dates before trying for a baby if the current year is not a positive one<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are many interesting myths relating to the 12 zodiac and where they came from, my favourite being the race between the animals, which gives us the order of the zodiac.<\/p>\n This is the story of the Chinese Zodiac \u751f\u8096<\/a> (sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o) and how the order came to be.<\/p>\n \u7389\u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u8fc7\u751f\u65e5\uff0c\u4e0b\u4ee4\u8ba9\u6240\u6709\u7684\u52a8\u7269\u524d\u6765\u795d\u5bff\uff0c\u540c\u65f6\u51b3\u5b9a\u6309\u524d\u6765\u62a5\u5230\u987a\u5e8f\u9009\u5b9a\u5341\u4e8c\u751f\u8096\u7684\u6392\u540d\uff0c\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u5929\u5bab\u95e8\u53e3\u7684\u6392\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\uff0c\u7b2c\u4e8c\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u7684\u6392\u7b2c\u4e8c\u4e2a\uff0c\u4ee5\u6b64\u7c7b\u63a8<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec gu\u00f2 sh\u0113ng r\u00ec, xi\u00e0 l\u00ecng r\u00e0ng su\u01d2 y\u01d2u de d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 qi\u00e1n l\u00e1i zh\u00f9 sh\u00f2u, t\u00f3ng sh\u00ed ju\u00e9 d\u00ecng \u00e0n qi\u00e1n l\u00e1i b\u00e0o d\u00e0o sh\u00f9n x\u00f9 xu\u01cen d\u00ecng sh\u00ed \u00e8r sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o de p\u00e1i m\u00edng, d\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 ti\u0101n g\u014dng m\u00e9n k\u01d2u de p\u00e1i d\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8, d\u00ec \u00e8r g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 de p\u00e1i d\u00ec \u00e8r g\u00e8, y\u01d0 c\u01d0 l\u00e8i tu\u012b.)<\/p>\n The Jade Emperor \u7389\u7687<\/a> (y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng) wanted to celebrate his birthday (Chinese New Year) by designating the 12 signs of the zodiac. He told all the animals on earth that whoever reached the Gates of Heaven the fastest would be the first zodiac, then whoever got there second would be next in the zodiac and so on.<\/p>\n \u6240\u6709\u7684\u52a8\u7269\u90fd\u9700\u8981\u8de8\u8fc7\u4e00\u6761\u6cb3\u624d\u80fd\u62b5\u8fbe\u5929\u5bab\u5927\u95e8<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (su\u01d2 y\u01d2u de d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 d\u014du x\u016b y\u00e0o ku\u00e0 gu\u00f2 y\u012b ti\u00e1o h\u00e9 c\u00e1i n\u00e9ng d\u01d0 d\u00e1 ti\u0101n g\u014dng d\u00e0 m\u00e9n)<\/p>\n All the animals had to cross a river to get to the Gate.<\/p>\n \u90a3\u4e2a\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u732b\u548c\u8001\u9f20\u8fd8\u662f\u597d\u670b\u53cb\uff0c\u7ea6\u5b9a\u4e00\u8d77\u8d62\u5f97\u6bd4\u8d5b<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (n\u00e8i g\u00e8 sh\u00ed hou, m\u0101o h\u00e9 l\u01ceo sh\u01d4 h\u00e1i sh\u00ec h\u01ceo p\u00e9ng you, yu\u0113 d\u00ecng y\u012b q\u01d0 y\u00edng d\u00e9 b\u01d0 s\u00e0i)<\/p>\n At this time, the cat and rat were still good friends and set off together in an attempt to win the race.<\/p>\n \u4ed6\u4eec\u53d1\u73b0\u725b\u5df2\u7ecf\u505a\u597d\u8de8\u6cb3\u7684\u51c6\u5907\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u8df3\u4e0a\u725b\u80cc\u8bf7\u6c42\u725b\u5e26\u4ed6\u4eec\u8fc7\u6cb3<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (t\u0101 men f\u0101 xi\u00e0n ni\u00fa y\u01d0 j\u012bng zu\u00f2 h\u01ceo ku\u00e0 h\u00e9 de zh\u01d4n b\u00e8i, su\u01d2 y\u01d0 ti\u00e0o sh\u00e0ng ni\u00fa b\u00e8i q\u01d0ng qi\u00fa ni\u00fa d\u00e0i t\u0101 men gu\u00f2 h\u00e9.)<\/p>\n They found the Ox already making good progress across the river, and after jumping on his back asked him to take him across the river.<\/p>\n \u725b\u975e\u5e38\u5584\u826f\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u540c\u610f\u4e86\u80cc\u4ed6\u4eec\u8fc7\u6cb3<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (ni\u00fa f\u0113i ch\u00e1ng sh\u00e0n li\u00e1ng, su\u01d2 y\u01d0 t\u00f3ng y\u00ec le b\u00e8i t\u0101 men gu\u00f2 h\u00e9.)<\/p>\n The Ox was extremely good-natured and allowed them to ride on his back.<\/p>\n \u7136\u800c\uff0c\u5f53\u4ed6\u4eec\u62b5\u8fbe\u6cb3\u5bf9\u5cb8\u65f6\uff0c\u8001\u9f20\u5c06\u732b\u63a8\u8fdb\u4e86\u6cb3\u91cc\uff0c\u540c\u65f6\u63d0\u524d\u8df3\u4e0b\u5730\uff0c\u6bd4\u725b\u5148\u5230\u8fbe\u5929\u5bab\u95e8\u53e3<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (r\u00e1n \u00e9r, d\u0101ng d\u0101ng d\u01d0 d\u00e1 h\u00e9 du\u00ec \u00e0n sh\u00ed, l\u01ceo sh\u01d4 ji\u0101ng m\u0101o tu\u012b j\u00ecn le h\u00e9 l\u01d0, t\u00f3ng sh\u00ed t\u00ed qi\u00e1n ti\u00e0o xi\u00e0 de, b\u01d0 ni\u00fa xi\u0101n d\u00e0o d\u00e1 ti\u0101n g\u014dng m\u00e9n k\u01d2u.)<\/p>\n However, as they reached the opposite river bank, the rat pushed the cat into the river and jumped on to the ground, reaching the Gate before the Ox.<\/p>\n \u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u5609\u8bb8\u4e86\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u7684\u8001\u9f20\uff0c\u5e76\u5b9a\u4e0b\u5341\u4e8c\u751f\u8096\u4e4b\u9996\u4e3a\u9f20\uff0c\u800c\u725b\u5219\u4e3a\u751f\u8096\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec ji\u0101 x\u01d4 le d\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 de l\u01ceo sh\u01d4, b\u00ecng d\u00ecng xi\u00e0 sh\u00ed \u00e8r sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o zh\u012b sh\u01d2u w\u00e8i, \u00e9r ni\u00fa z\u00e9 w\u00e8i sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o d\u00ec \u00e8r.)<\/p>\n The Jade Emperor congratulated the rat on arriving first, and made the first zodiac the Year of the Rat \u9f20\u5e74<\/a> (sh\u01d4 ni\u00e1n).<\/p>\n The Year of the Ox \u725b\u5e74<\/a> (ni\u00fa ni\u00e1n) became the second zodiac. \u8001\u864e\u901a\u8fc7\u548c\u6c34\u6d41\u594b\u529b\u640f\u51fb\u4e5f\u6210\u529f\u8fc7\u6cb3\uff0c\u8ba9\u7389\u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u5f88\u9ad8\u5174\uff0c\u6210\u4e3a\u6392\u540d\u7b2c\u4e09\u7684\u751f\u8096<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (l\u01ceo h\u01d4 t\u014dng gu\u00f2 h\u00e9 shu\u01d0 li\u00fa shu\u01d0 li\u00fa b\u00f3 j\u012b y\u011b ch\u00e9ng g\u014dng gu\u00f2 h\u00e9, r\u00e0ng y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec h\u011bn g\u0101o x\u00ecng, ch\u00e9ng w\u00e9i p\u00e1i m\u00edng d\u00ec s\u0101n de sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o.)<\/p>\n The third zodiac was the Year of the Tiger \u864e\u5e74<\/a> (h\u01d4 ni\u00e1n), who had struggled against a current to cross the river, and pleased the Emperor greatly.<\/p>\n \u5154\u5b50\u4e0d\u4f1a\u6e38\u6cf3\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u501f\u52a9\u6cb3\u4e2d\u7684\u77f3\u5934\u4e5f\u6210\u529f\u8df3\u8fc7\u6cb3\uff0c\u6210\u4e3a\u7b2c\u56db\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u7684\u751f\u8096<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (t\u00f9 zi b\u00f9 hu\u00ec y\u00f3u y\u01d2ng, d\u00e0n sh\u00ec ji\u00e8 zh\u00f9 h\u00e9 zh\u00f2ng d\u00ec sh\u00ed tou y\u011b ch\u00e9ng g\u014dng ti\u00e0o gu\u00f2 h\u00e9, ch\u00e9ng w\u00e9i d\u00ec s\u00ec g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 de sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o.)<\/p>\n Next came the Year of the Rabbit \u5154\u5e74<\/a> (t\u00f9 ni\u00e1n) who, being unable to swim had hopped from log to stone in order to cross the river.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u4e94\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u7684\u751f\u8096\u662f\u9f99\uff0c\u5b83\u76f4\u63a5\u98de\u5230\u4e86\u5929\u5bab\u7684\u5927\u95e8\u53e3<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (d\u00ec w\u01d4 g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 de sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o sh\u00ec l\u00f3ng, t\u0101 zh\u00ed ji\u0113 f\u0113i d\u00e0o le ti\u0101n g\u014dng de d\u00e0 m\u00e9n k\u01d2u).<\/p>\n The fifth zodiac was the Year of the Dragon \u9f99\u5e74<\/a> (l\u00f3ng ni\u00e1n) who flew down to the Gate. (y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec w\u00e8n t\u0101, j\u00ec r\u00e1n t\u0101 hu\u00ec f\u0113i, w\u00e8i sh\u00e9n me c\u00e1i d\u00ec w\u01d4 m\u00edng)<\/p>\n The Emperor asked him, why, since he had wings, was he fifth in the race?<\/p>\n \u5584\u826f\u7684\u9f99\u89e3\u91ca\u5230\u4ed6\u9700\u8981\u5148\u53bb\u964d\u96e8\u4e3a\u5176\u5b83\u52a8\u7269\u63d0\u4f9b\u8d56\u4ee5\u751f\u5b58\u7684\u996e\u6c34<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (sh\u00e0n li\u00e1ng de l\u00f3ng ji\u011b sh\u00ec d\u00e0o t\u0101 x\u016b y\u00e0o xi\u0101n q\u00f9 ji\u00e0ng y\u01d4 w\u00e8i q\u00ed t\u0101 d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 t\u00ed g\u014dng l\u00e0i y\u01d0 sh\u0113ng c\u00fan de y\u01d0n shu\u01d0)<\/p>\n The kind dragon explained that he had needed to provide drinking water for other animals and had been creating rain.<\/p>\n \u63a5\u7740\u62b5\u8fbe\u7684\u662f\u9a6c\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u5f53\u5b83\u8981\u5230\u95e8\u53e3\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u72e1\u733e\u7684\u86c7\u4ece\u5b83\u7684\u8e44\u5b50\u4e0a\u76d8\u65cb\u800c\u4e0b\uff0c\u5413\u4e86\u5b83\u4e00\u8df3\uff0c\u56e0\u6b64\uff0c\u86c7\u5148\u4e00\u6b65\u62b5\u8fbe\uff0c\u6210\u4e3a\u6392\u540d\u7b2c\u516d\u7684\u751f\u8096\uff0c\u800c\u9a6c\u6392\u540d\u7b2c\u4e03<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (ji\u0113 zhe d\u01d0 d\u00e1 de sh\u00ec m\u01ce, d\u00e0n sh\u00ec d\u0101ng t\u0101 y\u00e0o d\u00e0o m\u00e9n k\u01d2u de sh\u00ed h\u00f2u, ji\u01ceo hu\u00e1 de sh\u00e9 c\u00f3ng t\u0101 de t\u00ed z\u01d0 sh\u00e0ng p\u00e1n xu\u00e1n \u00e9r xi\u00e0, xi\u00e0 le t\u0101 y\u012b ti\u00e0o, y\u012bn c\u01d0, sh\u00e9 xi\u0101n y\u012b b\u00f9 d\u01d0 d\u00e1, ch\u00e9ng w\u00e9i p\u00e1i m\u00edng d\u00ec li\u00f9 de sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o, \u00e9r m\u01ce p\u00e1i m\u00edng d\u00ec q\u012b.)<\/p>\n Next came the horse, but just as he was about to arrive at the Gate, the crafty snake unravelled himself from the horse’s leg and, scaring the horse, make his way to the gate and the Emperor proclaimed the sixth zodiac, Year of the Snake \u86c7\u5e74<\/a> (sh\u00e9 ni\u00e1n), followed by the seventh zodiac, the Year of the Horse \u9a6c\u5e74<\/a> (m\u01ce ni\u00e1n).<\/p>\n \u968f\u540e\u7f8a\uff0c\u7334\u5b50\u548c\u516c\u9e21\u4e00\u8d77\u4e58\u6728\u7b4f\u5230\u4e86<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (su\u00ed h\u00f2u y\u00e1ng, h\u00f3u zi h\u00e9 g\u014dng j\u012b y\u012b q\u01d0 ch\u00e9ng m\u00f9 f\u00e1 d\u00e0o le.)<\/p>\n Across the river came a raft carrying the goat, monkey and rooster.<\/p>\n \u7389\u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u770b\u5230\u8fd9\u4e09\u53ea\u52a8\u7269\u80fd\u591f\u534f\u540c\u5408\u4f5c\uff0c\u611f\u5230\u5f88\u9ad8\u5174\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u5206\u522b\u70b9\u540d\u5b83\u4eec\u4e3a\u751f\u8096\u7b2c\u516b\u3001\u4e5d\u3001\u5341\u540d<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec k\u00e0n d\u00e0o zh\u00e8 s\u0101n zh\u01d0 d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 n\u00e9ng g\u00f2u xi\u00e9 t\u00f3ng h\u00e9 zu\u00f2, g\u01cen d\u00e0o h\u011bn g\u0101o x\u00ecng, su\u01d2 y\u01d0 f\u0113n bi\u00e9 di\u01cen m\u00edng t\u0101 men w\u00e8i w\u00e8i d\u00ec b\u0101, ji\u01d4, sh\u00ed m\u00edng.)<\/p>\n The Emperor was happy that the three animals had worked together, and named the eighth, ninth and tenth zodiac’s, Year of the Goat \u7f8a\u5e74<\/a> (y\u00e1ng ni\u00e1n), Year of the Monkey \u7334\u5e74<\/a> (h\u00f3u ni\u00e1n) and Year of the Rooster \u9e21\u5e74<\/a> (j\u012b ni\u00e1n) respectively.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u5341\u4e00\u540d\u5230\u7684\u52a8\u7269\u662f\u72d7<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (d\u00ec sh\u00ed y\u012b m\u00edng d\u00e0o de d\u00f2ng w\u00f9 sh\u00ec g\u01d2u.)<\/p>\n The eleventh animal to arrive was the Year of the Dog \u72d7\u5e74<\/a> (g\u01d2u ni\u00e1n).<\/p>\n \u5b83\u5230\u65f6\uff0c\u7389\u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u95ee\u5b83\u4e3a\u4f55\u8fd9\u4e48\u665a\u624d\u5230<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (t\u0101 d\u00e0o sh\u00ed, y\u00f9 hu\u00e1ng d\u00e0 d\u00ec w\u00e8n t\u0101 w\u00e8i h\u00e9 zh\u00e8 me w\u01cen c\u00e1i d\u00e0o)<\/p>\n On his arrival, the Emperor asked him why he was so late.<\/p>\n \u72d7\u56de\u7b54\u8bf4\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u6cb3\u6c34\u592a\u6e05\u4e86\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u5b83\u5fcd\u4e0d\u4f4f\u5728\u6765\u7684\u8def\u4e0a\u6d17\u4e86\u4e2a\u6fa1<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (g\u01d2u hu\u00ed d\u00e1 shu\u014d, y\u012bn w\u00e8i h\u00e9 shu\u01d0 t\u00e0i q\u012bng le, su\u01d2 y\u01d0 t\u0101 r\u011bn bu zh\u00f9 z\u00e0i l\u00e1i de l\u00f9 shang x\u01d0 le g\u00e8 z\u01ceo)<\/p>\n The dog told him that since the water was so clean, he had taken a bath on his way.<\/p>\n \u6700\u540e\uff0c\u732a\u4e5f\u5728\u5403\u9971\u7761\u8db3\u4e4b\u540e\u5230\u8fbe\u4e86\u5929\u5bab\u95e8\u53e3\uff0c\u6210\u4e3a\u7b2c\u5341\u4e8c\u4e2a\u751f\u8096<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (zu\u00ec h\u00f2u, zh\u016b y\u011b z\u00e0i ch\u012b b\u01ceo shu\u00ec z\u00fa zh\u012b h\u00f2u d\u00e0o d\u00e1 le ti\u0101n g\u014dng m\u00e9n k\u01d2u, ch\u00e9ng w\u00e9i d\u00ec sh\u00ed \u00e8r g\u00e8 sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o)<\/p>\n Finally, the boar arrived at the gate after having eaten and slept, and the twelfth zodiac became the Year of the Boar \u732a\u5e74<\/a> (zh\u016b ni\u00e1n).<\/p>\n \u4e0d\u5e78\u7684\u662f\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u88ab\u8001\u9f20\u63a8\u8fdb\u6cb3\u91cc\uff0c\u732b\u6700\u540e\u4e00\u4e2a\u5230\u8fbe\u5929\u5bab\u95e8\u53e3\uff0c\u65e0\u6cd5\u767b\u4e0a\u751f\u8096\u699c<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (b\u00fa x\u00ecng de sh\u00ec, y\u012bn w\u00e8i b\u00e8i l\u01ceo sh\u01d4 tu\u012b j\u00ecn h\u00e9 l\u01d0, m\u0101o zu\u00ec h\u00f2u y\u012b g\u00e8 d\u00e0o d\u00e1 ti\u0101n g\u014dng m\u00e9n k\u01d2u, w\u00fa f\u01ce d\u0113ng sh\u00e0ng sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o b\u01ceng)<\/p>\n Unfortunately, since the rat had pushed him into the river, the cat arrived last and was unable to become part of the calendar.<\/p>\n \u4ece\u6b64\u4ee5\u540e\uff0c\u8001\u9f20\u548c\u732b\u4e5f\u6210\u4e86\u5bbf\u654c<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n (c\u00f3ng c\u01d0 y\u01d0 h\u00f2u, l\u01ceo sh\u01d4 h\u00e9 m\u0101o y\u011b ch\u00e9ng le s\u00f9 d\u00ed.)<\/p>\n From that day on, rats and cats have been mortal enemies.<\/p>\n If you’ve heard other myths and stories about the Chinese New Year Animals, share them with us below! If you want to find out more about your own Year, take a look at the post about the Chinese Zodiac and each animal’s personality traits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Order of the Chinese New Year Animals<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/a>\u7389\u7687\u5927\u5e1d\u95ee\u5b83\uff0c\u65e2\u7136\u5b83\u4f1a\u98de\uff0c\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u624d\u7b2c\u4e94\u540d\u3002<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Year-of-the-Snake-\u86c7\u5e74-grey.png?resize=250%2C281&ssl=1\")
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