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生肖
Simplified
生肖
Traditional
生肖
Pinyin
shēng xiào
Definition
one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac
你的生肖是什么?
Nǐ de shēngxiào shì shénme?
What's your zodiac animal?
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肖
⺌
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月
⺌
Part
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月
Part
yuè
moon
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当
光
当
当
尚
肖
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