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Rooster (zodiac)

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The Rooster (simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞/鷄) or Chicken, is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Earthly Branch symbol 酉.

Rooster
"Rooster, Chicken" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese雞
Simplified Chinese鸡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjī
Wade–Gileschi1
IPA[tɕí]
Hakka
Romanizationkiê
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgāi
Jyutpinggai1
IPA[kɐj˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJke / koe
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCgiĕ
Northern Min
Jian'ou Romanizedgái
Old Chinese
Baxter (1992)*ke
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*kˤe
Zodiac rooster, showing the jī (雞) character for rooster
Chinese paper cutting

In the Tibetan zodiac and the Gurung zodiac, the bird is in place of the Rooster.[1][2]

Years and the five elements

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People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rooster", while bearing the following elemental signs:[3]

Start dateEnd dateHeavenly branch
26 January 193313 February 1934Water Rooster
13 February 19451 February 1946Wood Rooster
31 January 195717 February 1958Fire Rooster
17 February 19695 February 1970Earth Rooster
5 February 198124 January 1982Metal Rooster
23 January 19939 February 1994Water Rooster
9 February 200528 January 2006Wood Rooster
28 January 201715 February 2018Fire Rooster[4]
13 February 20292 February 2030Earth Rooster
1 February 204121 January 2042Metal Rooster
19 February 20537 February 2054Water Rooster
5 February 206525 January 2066Wood Rooster
24 January 207711 February 2078Fire Rooster
10 February 208929 January 2090Earth Rooster
29 January 210116 February 2102Metal Rooster

Basic astrology elements

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Earthly Branches:酉 You
The Five Elements:Metal
[Direction:Southeast
Yin Yang:Yin
Lucky Numbers:5, 7, 8; Avoid: 1, 3, 9
Lucky Flowers:Gladiola, Cockscomb
Lucky Colors:Brown, gold, yellow; Avoid: white, green
Season:Autumn
Lucky/Associated Countries:Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Myanmar, Morocco, Canada

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ ricardobaddouh (28 January 2014). "Tibetan Astrology – Table of Year-Animal-Element". AHMC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Arina Sherchan (11 July 2010). "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival". ESC Nepal. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chinese Zodiac – Rooster (Chicken)". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Year of the Rooster – 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.

Further reading

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  • So, Peter (1 November 2016). Your Fate in 2017 - The Year of the Rooster. Translated by Lowe, Jay. Kaori Working House. ISBN 978-962-14-61-71-1.
  • Somerville, Neil (2015). The Rooster in 2016: Your Chinese Horoscope. 2017-02-22 (1st ed.). Thorsons/HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008138165.
  • Somerville, Neil (16 June 2016). Your Chinese Horoscope 2017: What the Year of the Rooster holds in store for you. 2017-02-16. Thorsons/HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008144531.
  • Stellhorn, Donna (2017). Chinese Astrology: 2017 Year of the Fire Rooster. ETC Publishing. ISBN 978-1-944-622-16-9.
  • Ted E. Bear Press (2016). 2017 Year of the Rooster. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781542711012.
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