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屬相

简属相 · 繁屬相

Mandarin · pinyin shǔ xiàng

colloquial term for 生肖 shēng xiào the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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3–4 · shu3 xiang4

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noun

(informal) Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)

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