How to read Zi Mouse, Ugly Ox, Yin, Tiger, Mao, Rabbit, Cinnabar, Dragon, Snake, Nun, Horse, Wei-Yang, Shen, Monkey, You, Chicken, Hundred Days, Dog, Hip, Pig?

Zi Rat: [zǐ shǔ]

Ug Cow: [chǒu niú]

In Tiger: [yín hǔ]?

Mao Rabbit: [mǎo tù]

Chen Dragon: [chén lóng]

Si Snake: [sì shé]

Noon Horse: [wǔ mǎ]

Wei Sheep: [Wèi Yánɡ]

Shen Monkey: [shēn hóu]

You Chicken: [yǒu jī]

Hundred Dogs: [xū gǒu]

Hai Pig: [hài zhū]

Zi, U, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Huxu, Hai are the twelve Earthly Branches, also known as the Twelve Branches; the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches make up the traditional calendar of the ancient Chinese chronology. Ancient China to take it and the heavenly stems, used to indicate the order of the year, month, time.

Expanded Information:

The twelve Earthly Branches correspond to the months

Chin, Mao, and Chen are Spring is the first two or three months of the Lunar Calendar, the spring of all things sprouting, the triad will be wood

Si, Wu, Wei is the Lunar Calendar April, May and June summer, the summer of all things blossomed and flourished in the hot weather, the triad will be fire

Shen, You, Huxu is the Lunar Calendar seven, eight and nine months of the fall, autumn, all things are ripe, kill, the triad will be gold

Hai, Zi, U is the Lunar Calendar ten, eleven, waxing winter, winter, the winter of all things collect, return to the ground, snow and ice cover the ground. Return to the ground, snow and ice cover the ground, the triad will be water