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one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]
portrait
to bear a close resemblance to
to strikingly resemble
to resemble closely
to resemble
birth year as designated by animal symbols
to imitate to perfection
to imitate to perfection
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The reason there is no cat among the twelve zodiac animals is simple.
Source: Tatoeba #737869 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere is a portrait of Bob on the wall.
Source: Tatoeba #466010 · CC BY 2.0 FRBehind every animal on the Chinese zodiac lies an array of proverbs, sayings and stories.
Source: Tatoeba #737813 · CC BY 2.0 FRFundamentally, the formation of the twelve zodiac signs is related to animal worship.
Source: Tatoeba #737782 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe zodiac culture is deeply rooted in people's daily life and linguistic culture.
Source: Tatoeba #737820 · CC BY 2.0 FRMany people ask why there is no cat among the twelve zodiac animals.
Source: Tatoeba #737864 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.