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Ox (zodiac)

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Ox (zodiac)

The Ox (牛) is the second of the 12-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, and also appears in related calendar systems. The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese niú (牛), a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or neutered types of the bovine family, such as common cattle or water buffalo. The zodiacal ox may be construed as male, female, neutered, intersex (formerly referred to as hermaphroditic), and either singular or plural. The Year of the Ox is also denoted by the Earthly Branch symbol chǒu (丑). The term "zodiac" ultimately derives from an Ancient Greek term referring to a "circle of little animals". There are also a yearly month of the ox and a daily hour of the ox (Chinese double hour, 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.). Years of the oxen (cows) are cyclically differentiated by correlation to the Heavenly Stems cycle, resulting in a repeating cycle of five years of the ox/cow (over a sixty-year period), each ox/cow year also being associated with one of the Chinese wǔxíng, also known as the "five elements", or "phases": the "Five Phases" being Fire (火 huǒ), Water (水 shuǐ), Wood (木 mù), Metal (金 jīn), and Earth (土 tǔ). The Year of the Ox follows after the Year of the Rat (the first year of the zodiacal cycle) which happened in 2020 and is then followed by the Year of the Tiger, which happened in 2022.

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Chinese
牛
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinniúWade–Gilesniu2IPA[njǒʊ]HakkaRomanizationngiùYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationngàuhJyutpingngau4IPA[ŋɐw˩]Southern MinHokkien POJgûMiddle ChineseMiddle ChinesengiuOld ChineseBaxter (1992)*ŋʷjɨBaxter–Sagart (2014)*ŋʷə
Hanyu Pinyin
niú
Wade–Giles
niu2
IPA
[ŋɐw˩]
Romanization
ngiù
Yale Romanization
ngàuh
Jyutping
ngau4
Hokkien POJ
gû
Middle Chinese
ngiu
Baxter (1992)
ŋʷjɨ
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
ŋʷə

Tables

· Years and the Five Elements
31 January 1805
31 January 1805
Start date
31 January 1805
End date
17 January 1806
Heavenly branch
Wood Ox
17 January 1817
17 January 1817
Start date
17 January 1817
End date
4 February 1818
Heavenly branch
Fire Ox
4 February 1829
4 February 1829
Start date
4 February 1829
End date
24 January 1830
Heavenly branch
Earth Ox
23 January 1841
23 January 1841
Start date
23 January 1841
End date
9 February 1842
Heavenly branch
Metal Ox
8 February 1853
8 February 1853
Start date
8 February 1853
End date
28 January 1854
Heavenly branch
Water Ox
27 January 1865
27 January 1865
Start date
27 January 1865
End date
12 February 1866
Heavenly branch
Wood Ox
13 February 1877
13 February 1877
Start date
13 February 1877
End date
1 February 1878
Heavenly branch
Fire Ox
31 January 1889
31 January 1889
Start date
31 January 1889
End date
20 January 1890
Heavenly branch
Earth Ox
19 February 1901
19 February 1901
Start date
19 February 1901
End date
5 February 1902
Heavenly branch
Metal Ox
6 February 1913
6 February 1913
Start date
6 February 1913
End date
25 January 1914
Heavenly branch
Water Ox
24 January 1925
24 January 1925
Start date
24 January 1925
End date
12 February 1926
Heavenly branch
Wood Ox
11 February 1937
11 February 1937
Start date
11 February 1937
End date
30 January 1938
Heavenly branch
Fire Ox
29 January 1949
29 January 1949
Start date
29 January 1949
End date
16 February 1950
Heavenly branch
Earth Ox
15 February 1961
15 February 1961
Start date
15 February 1961
End date
4 February 1962
Heavenly branch
Metal Ox
3 February 1973
3 February 1973
Start date
3 February 1973
End date
22 January 1974
Heavenly branch
Water Ox
20 February 1985
20 February 1985
Start date
20 February 1985
End date
8 February 1986
Heavenly branch
Wood Ox
7 February 1997
7 February 1997
Start date
7 February 1997
End date
27 January 1998
Heavenly branch
Fire Ox
26 January 2009
26 January 2009
Start date
26 January 2009
End date
13 February 2010
Heavenly branch
Earth Ox
12 February 2021
12 February 2021
Start date
12 February 2021
End date
30 January 2022
Heavenly branch
Metal Ox
31 January 2033
31 January 2033
Start date
31 January 2033
End date
18 February 2034
Heavenly branch
Water Ox
17 February 2045
17 February 2045
Start date
17 February 2045
End date
5 February 2046
Heavenly branch
Wood Ox
4 February 2057
4 February 2057
Start date
4 February 2057
End date
23 January 2058
Heavenly branch
Fire Ox
23 January 2069
23 January 2069
Start date
23 January 2069
End date
10 February 2070
Heavenly branch
Earth Ox
9 February 2081
9 February 2081
Start date
9 February 2081
End date
28 January 2082
Heavenly branch
Metal Ox
27 January 2093
27 January 2093
Start date
27 January 2093
End date
14 February 2094
Heavenly branch
Water Ox
Start date
End date
Heavenly branch
31 January 1805
17 January 1806
Wood Ox
17 January 1817
4 February 1818
Fire Ox
4 February 1829
24 January 1830
Earth Ox
23 January 1841
9 February 1842
Metal Ox
8 February 1853
28 January 1854
Water Ox
27 January 1865
12 February 1866
Wood Ox
13 February 1877
1 February 1878
Fire Ox
31 January 1889
20 January 1890
Earth Ox
19 February 1901
5 February 1902
Metal Ox
6 February 1913
25 January 1914
Water Ox
24 January 1925
12 February 1926
Wood Ox
11 February 1937
30 January 1938
Fire Ox
29 January 1949
16 February 1950
Earth Ox
15 February 1961
4 February 1962
Metal Ox
3 February 1973
22 January 1974
Water Ox
20 February 1985
8 February 1986
Wood Ox
7 February 1997
27 January 1998
Fire Ox
26 January 2009
13 February 2010
Earth Ox
12 February 2021
30 January 2022
Metal Ox
31 January 2033
18 February 2034
Water Ox
17 February 2045
5 February 2046
Wood Ox
4 February 2057
23 January 2058
Fire Ox
23 January 2069
10 February 2070
Earth Ox
9 February 2081
28 January 2082
Metal Ox
27 January 2093
14 February 2094
Water Ox
· Basic astrology elements
The Five Elements:
The Five Elements:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
The Five Elements:
丑 Chǒu
Earth
Cardinal Point:
Cardinal Point:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Cardinal Point:
丑 Chǒu
North-Northeast (NNE)
Yin/ Yang:
Yin/ Yang:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Yin/ Yang:
丑 Chǒu
Yin
Lunar Month:
Lunar Month:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Lunar Month:
丑 Chǒu
January 8 to February 6
Season:
Season:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Season:
丑 Chǒu
Winter
Earthly Branch Ruling Hours:
Earthly Branch Ruling Hours:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Earthly Branch Ruling Hours:
丑 Chǒu
1 a.m. to 3 a.m
Twelve Heavenly Generals:
Twelve Heavenly Generals:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Twelve Heavenly Generals:
丑 Chǒu
Sanskrit: Caundhula (Chinese: 招杜羅)
Lucky Flowers:
Lucky Flowers:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Lucky Flowers:
丑 Chǒu
tulip, evergreen, peach blossom, rose
Lucky Numbers:
Lucky Numbers:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Lucky Numbers:
丑 Chǒu
8, 3; Avoid: 6, 9
Lucky Colors:
Lucky Colors:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Lucky Colors:
丑 Chǒu
green, red, purple; Avoid: white, blue
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
Lucky/Associated Countries:
丑 Chǒu
Japan, India, Finland, Switzerland, Lithuania, Hungary
Earthly Branches of Birth Year:
丑 Chǒu
The Five Elements:
Earth
Cardinal Point:
North-Northeast (NNE)
Yin/ Yang:
Yin
Lunar Month:
January 8 to February 6
Season:
Winter
Earthly Branch Ruling Hours:
1 a.m. to 3 a.m
Twelve Heavenly Generals:
Sanskrit: Caundhula (Chinese: 招杜羅)
Lucky Flowers:
tulip, evergreen, peach blossom, rose
Lucky Numbers:
8, 3; Avoid: 6, 9
Lucky Colors:
green, red, purple; Avoid: white, blue
Lucky/Associated Countries:
Japan, India, Finland, Switzerland, Lithuania, Hungary

References

  1. "When is Chinese New Year?"
    http://pinyin.info/chinese_new_year/
  2. "Year of the Ox, Cow: Love Compatibility, Horoscope, Personality – Chinese Zodiac Sign"
    https://www.yourchineseastrology.com/zodiac/ox.htm
  3. Wu, Zhonxian and Karin Wu (2014, 2016). Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches:TianGan DiZhi. London and Philadelphia: Sing
  4. Palmer, Martin, editor, et al., (1986). T'ung Shu: The Ancient Chinese Almanac. Boston: Shambala. ISBN 0-394-74221-4, 34
  5. "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170729174053/http://ecs.com.np/culture/tamu-gurung-losar-festival
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