snake (Chinese zodiac)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the snake (as one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals); lit. 'little dragon'
A colloquial or euphemistic term for the snake in the Chinese zodiac, as the snake resembles a small dragon. Commonly used when discussing birth years and zodiac signs.
Wǒ我
dì弟
di弟
shì是
shǔ属
xiǎo小
lóng龙
de的
。
My younger brother was born in the Year of the Snake.
Mín民
jiān间
cháng常
chēng称
shé蛇
wéi为
xiǎo小
lóng龙
。
Folks often refer to the snake as the 'little dragon'.
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Xiǎo小
lóng龙
zài在
shí十
èr二
shēng生
xiào肖
zhōng中
pái排
zài在
lóng龙
zhī之
hòu后
。
The snake comes right after the dragon in the Chinese zodiac.