{"id":16555,"date":"2021-02-03T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=16555"},"modified":"2021-02-11T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:34:42","slug":"the-year-of-the-ox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-year-of-the-ox\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year of the Ox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Spring Festival is coming soon<\/strong> (\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u5230\u4e86 ch\u016bn ji\u00e9 ku\u00e0i d\u00e0o le). This year, the Chinese New Year falls on February 12th. We&#8217;re entering the <strong>Year of the Ox<\/strong> (\u725b\u5e74 ni\u00fa ni\u00e1n), which I&#8217;m pretty excited about as it&#8217;s my year! I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been 12 years since I celebrated my first Spring Festival in China. In this post I&#8217;ll talk about the Year of the Ox, including some characteristics of people born in this year, suitable careers and partners,\u00a0 as well as some famous people.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16560\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/chinese-new-year-year-of-the-ox-2021-5815959\/\" aria-label=\"Chinese New Year 5815959 1280 1024x718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16560\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16560\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-1024x718.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-1024x718.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-350x245.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Please Don&#8217;t sell My Artwork AS IS from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ox in the Chinese Zodiac<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s the 2nd year in the <strong>Chinese zodiac<\/strong>\u00a0(\u751f\u8096 sh\u0113ng xi\u00e0o) as the ox was tricked by the clever rat in a race. The rat actually hitched a ride on the ox&#8217;s back the entire time and jumped off at the finish line to steal first place. If you want to read the whole story, check out this post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MEY80xsPcF\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/an-intro-to-the-chinese-zodiac\/\">An Intro to the Chinese Zodiac<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;An Intro to the Chinese Zodiac&#8221; &#8212; Chinese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/an-intro-to-the-chinese-zodiac\/embed\/#?secret=MNBy1cD83s#?secret=MEY80xsPcF\" data-secret=\"MEY80xsPcF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also watch this fun animated video on YouTube for a good Chinese reading &amp; listening practice exercise. It tells the whole story of the Chinese zodiac calendar:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u7ae5\u8bdd\u6545\u4e8b03\u5341\u4e8c\u751f\u8096\u7684\u6545\u4e8b\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NYvy1tbzqTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not sure what animal you are on the Chinese zodiac calendar? I made this table that shows all the birth years for each animal back to 1948. I also included the Chinese name for each animal so you can build a little vocabulary list:<\/p>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"191\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rat (\u9f20 sh\u01d4)&quot;}\">Rat (\u9f20 sh\u01d4)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1948}\">1948<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1960}\">1960<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1972}\">1972<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1984}\">1984<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1996}\">1996<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2008}\">2008<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2020}\">2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ox (\u725b ni\u00fa)&quot;}\">Ox (\u725b ni\u00fa)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1949}\">1949<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1961}\">1961<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1973}\">1973<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1985}\">1985<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1997}\">1997<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2009}\">2009<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2021}\">2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tiger (\u864e h\u01d4)&quot;}\">Tiger (\u864e h\u01d4)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1950}\">1950<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1962}\">1962<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1974}\">1974<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1986}\">1986<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1998}\">1998<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2010}\">2010<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2022}\">2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rabbit (\u5154 t\u00f9)&quot;}\">Rabbit (\u5154 t\u00f9)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1951}\">1951<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1963}\">1963<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1975}\">1975<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1987}\">1987<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1999}\">1999<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2011}\">2011<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2023}\">2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dragon (\u9f99 l\u00f3ng)&quot;}\">Dragon (\u9f99 l\u00f3ng)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1952}\">1952<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1964}\">1964<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1976}\">1976<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1988}\">1988<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2000}\">2000<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2012}\">2012<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2024}\">2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Snake (\u86c7 sh\u00e9)&quot;}\">Snake (\u86c7 sh\u00e9)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1953}\">1953<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1965}\">1965<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1977}\">1977<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1989}\">1989<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2001}\">2001<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2013}\">2013<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2025}\">2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Horse (\u9a6c m\u01ce)&quot;}\">Horse (\u9a6c m\u01ce)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1954}\">1954<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1966}\">1966<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1978}\">1978<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1990}\">1990<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2002}\">2002<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2014}\">2014<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2026}\">2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Goat (\u7f8a y\u00e1ng)&quot;}\">Goat (\u7f8a y\u00e1ng)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1955}\">1955<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1967}\">1967<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1979}\">1979<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1991}\">1991<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2003}\">2003<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2015}\">2015<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2027}\">2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Monkey (\u7334 h\u00f3u)&quot;}\">Monkey (\u7334 h\u00f3u)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1956}\">1956<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1968}\">1968<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1980}\">1980<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1992}\">1992<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2004}\">2004<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2016}\">2016<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2028}\">2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rooster (\u9e21 j\u012b)&quot;}\">Rooster (\u9e21 j\u012b)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1957}\">1957<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1969}\">1969<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1981}\">1981<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1993}\">1993<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2005}\">2005<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2017}\">2017<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2029}\">2029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dog (\u72d7 g\u01d2u)&quot;}\">Dog (\u72d7 g\u01d2u)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1958}\">1958<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1970}\">1970<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1982}\">1982<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1994}\">1994<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2006}\">2006<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2018}\">2018<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2030}\">2030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Pig (\u732a zh\u016b)&quot;}\">Pig (\u732a zh\u016b)<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1959}\">1959<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1971}\">1971<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1983}\">1983<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:1995}\">1995<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2007}\">2007<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2019}\">2019<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2031}\">2031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Keep in mind that you have to make sure your birthday was on or after the Spring Festival in that year. For example, a baby born on February 11th this year will still be born in the <a title=\"The Year of the Rat\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-year-of-the-rat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Year of the Rat<\/a>, while one born the next day on the actual Chinese New Year will be in the Year of the Ox. If your birthday is in January or February, when the Lunar New Year usually falls, you&#8217;ll definitely want to double check.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16559\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/n2252182_46981188_935.jpeg\" aria-label=\"N2252182 46981188 935\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16559\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16559\"  alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/n2252182_46981188_935.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/n2252182_46981188_935.jpeg 604w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/n2252182_46981188_935-350x263.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yours truly in the Year of the Ox 2009 in Nanjing.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Characteristics of the Year of the Ox<\/h2>\n<p>What do you think are the characteristics of a person born in the Year of the Ox? Just think of the animal itself to get some ideas! Here are a few of the characteristics of the Year of the Ox:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>diligent (\u52e4\u594b q\u00edn f\u00e8n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>strong (\u5f3a\u5927 qi\u00e1ng d\u00e0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>dependable (\u53ef\u4fe1 k\u011b x\u00ecn)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>patriotic (\u7231\u56fd \u00c0i gu\u00f3)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>traditional (\u4f20\u7edf\u7684 chu\u00e1n t\u01d2ng de)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>stubborn (\u5014\u5f3a ju\u00e9 ji\u00e0ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>persistent (\u6301\u4e45\u7684 ch\u00ed ji\u01d4 de)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>loyal (\u5fe0\u5b9e zh\u014dng sh\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>hardworking\/industrious (\u52e4\u52b3 q\u00edn l\u00e1o)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an ox myself, I think that&#8217;s a pretty accurate description. Obviously, these characteristics are not going to be true of every single person who is an ox. There are differences depending on which cycle you were born in, as each one is associated with one of the <strong>five elements<\/strong> (\u4e94\u884c w\u01d4 x\u00edng). I was born in 1985 which is associated with <strong>wood<\/strong> (\u6728 m\u00f9), while someone born in the next cycle in 1997 is <strong>fire<\/strong> (\u706b hu\u01d2).<\/p>\n<p>Personally speaking, I&#8217;m definitely stubborn, loyal, and have known to be patriotic. I mean, just look at this picture of me at the Beijing 2008 Olympics:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12396\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/07\/1-Birds-Nest-214.jpg\" aria-label=\"1 Birds Nest 214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12396\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12396\"  alt=\"Top 10 Most Popular Videos on Transparent Chinese\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/07\/1-Birds-Nest-214.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/07\/1-Birds-Nest-214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/07\/1-Birds-Nest-214-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Beijing Olympics in 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Relationships and Career<\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned in the characteristics, those born in the Year of the Ox are known to be hardworking. This works to their advantage as they can be quite successful. However, they can also be workaholics and spend too much time working, thus creating stress and health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Based on their characteristics, oxen are suited for industries such as <strong>agriculture<\/strong> (\u519c\u4e1a n\u00f3ng y\u00e8), <strong>engineering<\/strong> (\u5de5\u7a0b g\u014dng ch\u00e9ng), <strong>education<\/strong> (\u6559\u80b2 ji\u00e0o y\u00f9), <strong>manufacturing<\/strong> (\u5236\u9020\u4e1a zh\u00ec z\u00e0o y\u00e8), and <strong>politics<\/strong> (\u653f\u6cbb zh\u00e8ng zh\u00ec), among others. I&#8217;ve been an ESL teacher for over a decade now so I feel like that&#8217;s accurate! Oxen are also known to be <strong>writers<\/strong> (\u4f5c\u5bb6 zu\u00f2 ji\u0101), which is my other job.<\/p>\n<p>Oxen are faithful and dependable and can thus earn the trust and respect of their boss or colleagues. They are known to like routines and respect traditions. Oxen can also be good leaders themselves. On the other hand, they might lack a sense of humor and passion. This can lead to problems with their career and personal lives.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of personal lives, it&#8217;s said that oxen pair well with those born in the year of the rat, monkey, or rooster. Apparently oxen do not make a good match with people born in the year of the horse, goat, dragon, or tiger. I&#8217;ll have to respectfully disagree with this last one, as I&#8217;m an ox and my wife is a tiger. We&#8217;ve been married for over 5 years and together for 11 so I think we&#8217;re proving that one wrong!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chinese Zodiac 2021\uff5cThe Story of the Ox and its Personality Origin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJm0pky7sjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Famous People<\/h2>\n<p>The list of famous people born in the Year of the Ox is long and quite diverse. You&#8217;ll find US presidents Barack Obama and Gerald Ford on that list. Other notable politicians and leaders include Margaret Thatcher, Adolf Hitler, Princess Diana, Napoleon, King George V, and Saddam Hussein.<\/p>\n<p>Other famous oxen include Walt Disney, Vincent van Gogh, Charlie Chaplin, Malala Yousafzai, and George Clooney. That&#8217;s pretty good company to be in!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Good and Bad Luck<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of superstitions in Chinese culture. It\u2019s why no one wants to live on the 4th floor, but everyone wants to live on the 8th floor.\u00a0<strong>Four<\/strong> (\u56db s\u00ec) sounds like <strong>death<\/strong> (\u6b7b s\u01d0) and <strong>eight<\/strong> (\u516b b\u0101) sounds like <strong>wealth<\/strong> (\u53d1 f\u0101), in case you didn\u2019t know. Of course, there are also things that are either lucky or unlucky for each of the signs on the Chinese zodiac.<\/p>\n<p>For those born in the Year of the Ox, here\u2019s a cheat-sheet for what\u2019s lucky and unlucky:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lucky Numbers: 1, 9<\/li>\n<li>Unlucky Numbers: 3, 4<\/li>\n<li>Lucky Colors: red, blue, purple<\/li>\n<li>Unlucky Colors: white, green<\/li>\n<li>Lucky Directions: north, southeast, south<\/li>\n<li>Unlucky Directions: northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope you found this post about the Year of the Ox helpful and interesting. If any of our readers were born in the Year of the Ox, we&#8217;d love to hear from you! Do you find that these characteristics match your personality? Do you work in one of the careers mentioned in the post? Drop a comment and let us know! Also, I&#8217;d just like to say&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u4e50!<br \/>\nch\u016bn ji\u00e9 ku\u00e0i l\u00e8<br \/>\nHappy Spring Festival!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-350x245.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-350x245.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-1024x718.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/02\/chinese-new-year-5815959_1280.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The Spring Festival is coming soon (\u6625\u8282\u5feb\u5230\u4e86 ch\u016bn ji\u00e9 ku\u00e0i d\u00e0o le). This year, the Chinese New Year falls on February 12th. We&#8217;re entering the Year of the Ox (\u725b\u5e74 ni\u00fa ni\u00e1n), which I&#8217;m pretty excited about as it&#8217;s my year! I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been 12 years since I celebrated my first Spring Festival&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/the-year-of-the-ox\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":16560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13547,2844,536371],"class_list":["post-16555","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-chinese-new-year","tag-spring-festival","tag-year-of-the-ox"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16555"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16575,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555\/revisions\/16575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}