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What is the name of the traditional Chinese zodiac in China?

The names of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals are: Rat, Ugly Cow, Silver Tiger, Hairy Rabbit, Chen Long, Four Shoots, Five Horses, Weiyang, Monkey, Youyou Chicken, Dog and Hai Pig.

1, offspring (z ǐ sh ǔ) (23: 00-0/:00)

From 23: 00 p.m. to 0 1: 00 the next day, it is the time when mice are active in the dead of night, and they are called "offspring mice".

2. Ugly cow (chǒu niú)(0 1 ~03)

0 1 03 is an ugly time. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, and farmers often get up late at night to feed them, so they are called "ugly cows".

3. The vulva (Yin H incarnation) (03-05)

From 03: 00 to 05: 00, it is the fiercest time for tigers in Yin Shi. The ancients often heard tigers roaring at this time, so they were called "silver tigers".

4. Mao Tu (M and t?) (05: 00 to 07: 00)

From 05: 00 to 07: 00, it was Shi Mao. It was just dawn. The rabbit came out of its nest and liked to eat grass with morning dew, so it was named "Hairy Rabbit".

5. Chen Long (Chen Long) (07: 00 ~09: 00)

07:00-09:00 is the morning, which is usually foggy at this time. It is said that Longxi is walking in the clouds, which is also worth the rising sun, so it is called "Chen Long".

6. Shen Si (09: 00 ~ 1 1: 00)

From 09: 00 to 1 1: 00, it was the fourth time. The fog cleared and the sun was shining. The snake came out of the hole to feed and pretended to be the "fourth snake".

7. afternoon horse (w ǔ m ǔ) (11~13)

From 1 1 to 13, it is noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by humans. At noon, they run around screaming, so they are called "afternoon horses".

8. Weiyang (Huaiyang) (13 ~ 15)

From 13 to 15 is out of date. Some places are called "sheep out of the slope", which means a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "no sheep"

9. Shenhou (shēn hóu)( 15 ~ 17)

From 15 o'clock to 17 o'clock, when the sun is west, monkeys like to crow at this time, so they are called "monkeys when they are gods".

10, Youyou Chicken (Y ǒ u j:) (17 ~19)

The time from 17 to 19 is unitary. When the sun goes down, the chicken spins in front of the nest, so it is called "unitary chicken".

1 1, dog (xū gǒu)( 19 ~2 1)

From 19 to 2 1 point, the time is very short. After a hard day's work, people bolt their doors and get ready to have a rest. The dog lay in front of the door guarding them. As soon as there is movement, it barks and screams, so it is called "dog".

12, Haizhu (hài zhū)(2 1 point ~23 o'clock)

2/kloc-0: 00 to 23: 00 belongs to the sea time, and the night is still. You can hear the sound of pig arch, so it is called "sea pig"

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zodiac