Metaphorical Meaning of Chinese Zodiac in English

"Zodiac" refers to 12 kinds of animals, that is, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, not the twelve earthly branches. For example, people born in Yin years belong to tigers, and people born in Mao years belong to rabbits. The "Zodiac", also known as the "Zodiac", is a unique way of expressing the time of birth in China, which is equivalent to the western zodiac (Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius).

When asked about the animal sign of someone's birth, what animal sign were you born in? What do you belong to? The answer can be: I was born in the Year of the Rooster, or I am a rooster. )

The 12 animals of the zodiac are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, horse, sheep, sheep, monkey, chicken, chicken, dog, pig and boar. In Chinese, people often compare people with animals in the zodiac, that is, people with different personalities, characteristics and habits. Being compared to animals, as usual, people who are cruel, stupid and timid are compared with "poisonous as a snake and scorpion", "stupid pig" and "timid as a mouse". Animals in the China Zodiac can also be used to describe people in English, and their meanings are more extensive and interesting.

a mouse

In English, it is used to describe annoying people, shameful people, informers, spies and people who sabotage strikes; American slang refers to newborn and dirty women.

When you see the phrase "smell a mouse", it means that people suspect that they are doing something wrong. Fierce competition means fierce competition. Rats escape from sunken ships), this proverb refers to those who are eager to seek safety when in danger or hide away when they see difficulties. )

2. Niu-Niu

Many idioms in China involve "cow", such as "casting pearls before swine" and "cow's hoof". There are not many expressions involving "cow" in English. Use ox eyes to describe people with big eyes; Use the phrase "the black cow stepped on someone's foot" to indicate that disaster has befallen someone.

3. Tiger-Tiger

Tigers refer to fierce people, tigers and wolves; Britain refers to the groom in uniform; Spoken language often refers to the opponent in the competition. China and Southeast Asian countries often use paper tigers as metaphors for seemingly powerful but weak enemies. The phrase "riding a tiger" means to live in a very uncertain or dangerous way.

4.tutu

In British slang, hare refers to people who take a bus without buying a ticket. The phrase related to hare is: fool someone. Fool sb. Absence, raise side issues in the discussion. For example, you started a rabbit fight at the meeting. Every discussion is asking irrelevant questions.

There are many proverbs about rabbits in English, such as:

1. Catch your rabbit first. Don't be too optimistic

You can't run with the hare and chase with the hounds. You can't please both sides (meaning: don't please both sides)

Verb (abbreviation for verb) Longlong

Dragon occupies a lofty position in the minds of China people, and there are many idioms about dragon, which contain positive meanings. Such as "Yue Long Feng Ming" and "Dragon and Tiger Steps". In English, there are few words praising dragons, and they contain derogatory meanings. For example, "dragon" refers to fierce people, strict people, fierce and strict guardians, and fierce old women (especially those who rarely give freedom to girls who are taken care of by her). Phrases made up of dragons are also derogatory. Like a dragon's tooth: the root of mutual struggle; Dragon: Demon.

6.snakes

Snakes refer to cold and insidious people, hypocritical people and despicable people; In American slang, it refers to a man or punk who pursues and cheats girls. It can be seen that in English, "snake" often contains derogatory meanings. John's behavior should be considered sinister. John's behavior shows that he is a cold and insidious man. )

Many idioms and proverbs are made of snakes, for example, a snake in the grass. A potential enemy or danger. Warm the snake in your chest. Raise a tiger to make trouble and appease the bad guys. Beware of snakes in the grass.

7. Horse

British and American people like horses very much, so there are many phrases, idioms and proverbs composed of the word "horse", such as:

1. Put on a high horse. Put on airs and be supercilious. Work like a horse. Work hard.

3. Dr. Ma. Veterinarians and quacks.

4. Dark horse. An unexpected winner in the competition.

When Dark Horse won the nomination, the voters were all surprised. When the nobody won the game, all the voters were surprised.

Eight. Sheep-sheep

English refers to shy people, cowards and meek people. There are many proverbs about sheep.

1. If you don't do it, you will never stop. Stealing sheep and lambs is strangulation (death); Stealing big and stealing small is a thief (meaning: don't stop until you do it)

Every sheep has a black sheep, and every ugly son has a black sheep. )

People who turn themselves into sheep will be eaten by wolves. I would like to be a sheep and feed it to the leopard and wolf in the morning and evening.

The sheep that make peace with the wolf will soon become mutton. A sheep that makes peace with a wolf will soon become mutton (meaning, don't make peace with the enemy).

Nine monkeys.-monkeys

When monkeys are used as nouns, they refer to urchins, naughty boys, people like monkeys and gullible people. What are you doing, little monkey! What are you doing, little troublemaker! )

Monkey, when used as a verb, means fooling around, fooling around and making trouble. For example, stop messing with the TV! Don't fiddle with the TV! There are many phrases, idioms and slang used with the word monkey, which is very interesting. Irritate sb. Make sb angry, irritate sb. Your last sentence really made him angry. Your last sentence really made him angry. Another example is: playing tricks on monkeys; A monkey with a long tail. Mortgage loan; Put the monkey away. Quit taking drugs; Carrying a monkey. Drug addiction is deep.

Chicken cock

It refers to a leader, a leader and an arrogant person. cock is a colorful phrase, such as Cock in the walk/school. A person who dominates others; A rooster in the attic/dunghill. A king in a small world; Live like a cockfight. Living well, especially eating well; An absurd story. An absurd story, nonsense. The proverb is expressed in the cock: this is a sad house, and the hen crows louder than the cock. The family is unlucky (meaning: the husband is weak, and the family headed by the wife will not be happy. Of course, this is a kind of patriarchal ideology.

Eleven. doggie

In Chinese, dogs are often used as metaphors for people, such as loyal running dogs and watchdog, and idioms such as "Hook Fei Ying" and "Dogs don't act like you". In English, besides metaphors, there are also colorful phrases and proverbs.

Dog, when used as a noun, refers to a worthless person, a bad person, a loser, an unloved (or unpopular) person. Sometimes adjectives can refer to all kinds of people, such as: you dirty dog! You bad boy! A lucky guy. Lucky; A stupid dog. Silent man, sly dog. People who secretly have fun and steal chickens and dogs; Take a shit in the manger. Take a shit in the manger.

Proverbs expressed by dogs:

Barking dogs seldom bite. Barking dogs don't bite.

Everyone has his day. Everyone has his day.

3. Dogs don't eat dogs. The same kind does not eat each other; Crows don't peck crows' eyes.

Twelve. boar

In English, the word wild boar refers to castrated boar and wild boar, and the words related to pigs are pig (pig, piglet and wild boar), hog (food pig), sow (pig) and swine (pig: old usage). Boars are used in the zodiac to indicate greed and filth.