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生肖屬相

简生肖属相 · 繁生肖屬相

Mandarin · pinyin shēng xiào shǔ xiàng

birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
肖: xiào · look like, resemble, be like
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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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1–4–3–4 · sheng1 xiao4 shu3 xiang4

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sang1 ciu3 suk6 soeng3

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