Vocabulary

Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052)

Water Rooster (10th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1933, 1993, 2053)

Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)

Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)

Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)

Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)

anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

being ashamed and angry

to roar; to howl

sound of a horn announcing daybreak

young orphan

Wood Monkey (21st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1944, 2004, 2064)

Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)

Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)

Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)

Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)

Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)

Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)

Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)

Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)

road

starving and freezing to death

the emperor's personal favour

old tale

audiobook on a CD-ROM

Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)

Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)

Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1964, 2024, 2084)

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)

Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)

Earth Rooster (46th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)