Newbie lesson on horoscopes

racheln
 July 26, 2008, 07:55 AM posted in General Discussion

Does anyone know of a good newbie lesson that touchs on horoscopes (Chinese ones) or even the relevant animals?

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lostinasia
 July 26, 2008, 08:40 AM

I can't find anything, surprisingly - it's such a common small talk topic I'd have thought they'd have touched on it by now.

See MDBG Dictionary here for one list of the different signs.

A list in my flashcards that I got from a different dictionary (which doesn't match the MDBG list, and all characters are traditional):

Aries: 白羊座 / Báiyángzuò

Taurus: 金牛座 / Jīnniúzuò

Gemini: 雙子座 / Shuāngzǐzuò

Cancer: 巨蟹座 / Jùxièzuò

Leo: 獅子座 / Shīzizuò

Virgo: 處女座 / Chŭnnǚzuò

Libra: 天秤座 / Tiānchèngzuò

Scorpio: 天蠍座 / Tiānxiēzuò

Sagitarrius: 射手座 / Shèshǒuzuò

Capricorn: 摩羯座 / Mójiézuò

Aquarius: 水瓶座 / Shuǐpíngzuò

Pisces: 雙魚座 / Shuāngyúzuò

Don't take that on faith. I often type pinyin incorrectly.

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shenhe
 July 26, 2008, 08:51 AM

十二宫图用于占星术中预测未来。

紫微斗数 zǐwēidǒushù (a special divining system)

生肖 shēngxiāo (The twelve animal signs, literally something like "life accordance")

占我的星相 (zhan1wo3dexing1xiang1)

(Cast my horoscope = lit. Divine my constellation)

鼠 shu3 Rat

牛 niu2 Ox

虎 hu1 Tiger

兔 tu4 Rabbit

龙/龍 long2 Dragon

蛇 she2 Snake

马/馬 ma3 Horse

羊 yang2 Goat

猴 hou2 Monkey

鸡/雞 ji1 Rooster

狗 gou3 Dog

豬 zhu1 Pig

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racheln
 July 26, 2008, 11:05 PM

Thanks guys that's very useful. I'm new to this so I wasn't aware of the online MDBG dictionary--it will be very useful.

 

cheers

rachel

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urbandweller
 July 27, 2008, 12:10 AM

hey rachel!

you might also want to check out the DEAR AMBER - YEAR OF THE RAT AND MINIMUM WAGE

Connie makes a special appearence and speaks English! Also, some useful info posted about this particular topic.

:)

-Adam

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lostinasia
 July 31, 2008, 05:37 AM

There's also a bunch of western and Chinese astrology vocabulary here. It worries me that their vocabulary differs so much from the stuff I got out of my own dictionary...