“生肖”是中国人特有的一种表示出生时间的方式。
中国的十二生肖是根据农历计算的。在阴历中，每年中国春节的日期都会变化。十二生肖（Chinese zodiac signs）由十二种动物组成，每一年有一个不同的动物来代表。
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“生肖”的英文可以说“animal sign”，“zodiac sign”。如果要问别人生肖的话，可以说：
What’s your Chinese animal sign?
或者
What’s your Chinese zodiac sign?
可以这么回复：
I wa原由网s born in the year of the(动物).
“生肖”也可以说成“birth sign”，表示出生时所对应的animal sign。所以，“本命年”的英文是the year of one’s birth sign，例如：
2021是我的本命年。
2021 is the year of my birth sign.
表原由网达中国“生肖年”的地道英语结构是：year of the +某生肖的英文。顺便把12生肖年的英文都罗列在这里：
- Year of the Rat 鼠年
- Year of the Ox 牛年
- Year of the Tiger 虎年
- Year of the Rabbit 兔年
- Year of the Dragon 龙年
- Year of the Snake 蛇年
- Year of the Horse 马年
- Year of the Goat 羊年
- Year of the Monkey 猴年
- Year of the Rooster 鸡年
- Yeawww.58yuanyou.comr of the Dog 狗年
- Year of the Pig 猪年
2022年是 虎年（Year of the Tiger），盘点下与 tiger 有关的英语表达吧~
paper tiger 纸老虎，外强中干的家伙
work like a tiger 生龙活虎地工作
three cheers and a tiger 三声欢呼一声吼
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair? 不入虎穴, 焉得虎子?
buck the tiger 打庄；玩纸牌；专跟庄家赌博
tiger sweat 威士忌
have a tiger by the tail/ He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎难下
a strategic fortress as if guarded by a tiger and a dragon 虎踞龙
Sitting on a hill watching tigers fight 坐山观虎斗
A goat in tiger’s skin 羊质虎皮
Three people make a tiger. 三人成虎
A new-born calf has no fear of the tiger. 初生牛犊不怕虎。
drive a tiger out from the front door while a wolf comes in the back 前门拒虎，后门进狼。
like a tiger with wings 如虎添翼
to lure the tiger form the mountain 调虎离山
