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Birth by Chinese Zodiac

Birth by Chinese Zodiac
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ID: 1028 Intermediate
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Birth by Chinese Zodiac
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
虎年 hǔnián the year of the tiger
生 shēng to give birth to
干吗 gànmá why
一定要 yīdìng yào must
老公我们虎年生宝宝吧
lǎogōng 老公wǒmen 我们hǔ 虎nián 年shēng 生bǎobao 宝宝ba 吧
Honey, let's have a baby in the year of the Tiger.
干吗一定要虎年啊
gànmá 干吗yīdìng yào 一定要hǔ 虎nián 年a 啊
Why in the world do have to have one from the year of the Tiger?
生肖好宝宝的命就好嘛
shēngxiào 生肖hǎo 好bǎobao 宝宝de 的mìng 命jiù 就hǎo 好ma 嘛
If he's born under a lucky sign, the baby's life will be good.
不会吧你那么迷信
bùhuì 不会ba 吧nǐ 你nàme 那么míxìn 迷信
No way. How can you be so superstitious?
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