Calling People Animal Names with Chinese Zodiac (Animal Epithets in Chinese) - Advanced Chinese

#MandarinChinese Intermediate/Advanced Chinese: Animal metaphor is commonly used in different cultures. And an animal epithet is a name used positively or pejoratively to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal. The Chinese zodiac, or Shengxiao, is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year being represented by an animal. In this episode, we will tell you how to call people animal names in Chinese sorted by Chinese Zodiac. In order, the 12 Chinese zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Calling people animal Names by Chinese Zodiac: guò jiē lǎo shǔ 1.过街老鼠 a rat crossing the street huáng niú 2.黄牛 the ticket scalper xiào miàn hǔ 3.笑面虎 smiling tiger zhǐ lǎo hǔ 4.纸老虎 paper tiger mǔ lǎo hǔ 5.母老虎 tigress, vixen tù zǎi zi 6.兔崽子 brat (for children) dì tóu shé 7.地头蛇 the local villain qiān lǐ mǎ 8.千里马 Cholliama lǐng tóu yáng 9.领头羊 leader tì zuì yáng 10.替罪羊 scapegoat tiě gōng jī 11.铁公鸡 iron cock luò tāng jī 12.落汤鸡 drown chicken zǒu gǒu 13.走狗 running dog dān shēn gǒu 14.单身狗 single person zhū nǎo zi 15.猪脑子 a pig brain =================================== If you have any questions, please tell us in comment. Thanks! ●Follow us on Instagram: / 521chinese ●Follow us on Twitter: / 521chinese Chinese language topics: #EverydayChinese