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Monkey (zodiac)

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Monkey
"Monkey" inregularChinese characters
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhóu
Wade–Gileshou2
IPA[xǒʊ]
Hakka
Romanizationhèu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhàuh
Jyutpinghau4
IPA[hɐw˩]
Southern Min
HokkienPOJkâu
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*mə-ɡˤ(r)o
Zodiac monkey, showing thehóu( hầu ) character for monkey

Themonkey(Hầu) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in theChinese zodiacrelated to theChinese calendar.The year of themonkeyis associated with theEarthly BranchsymbolThân.

Years and the five elements

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Thethree wise monkeysover theTōshō-gū shrineinNikkō,Japan
The monkey statue at theShinto shrineinTokyo

People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the monkey", while bearing the followingelementalsign:[1][2]

Start date End date Heavenly branch
6 February 1932 25 January 1933 WaterMonkey
25 January 1944 12 February 1945 WoodMonkey
12 February 1956 30 January 1957 FireMonkey
30 January 1968 16 February 1969 EarthMonkey
16 February 1980 4 February 1981 MetalMonkey
4 February 1992 22 January 1993 WaterMonkey
22 January 2004 8 February 2005 WoodMonkey
8 February 2016 27 January 2017 FireMonkey
26 January 2028 12 February 2029 EarthMonkey
12 February 2040 31 January 2041 MetalMonkey
1 February 2052 18 February 2053 WaterMonkey
17 February 2064 4 February 2065 WoodMonkey
5 February 2076 23 January 2077 FireMonkey
24 January 2088 9 February 2089 EarthMonkey
9 February 2100 28 January 2101 MetalMonkey

Basic astrology elements

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Earthly Branches: Shen
The Five Elements: Metal
Yin Yang: Yang
Lunar Month: Seventh
Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8; Avoid: 2, 5, 9
Lucky Colors: white, blue; Avoid: red, black, grey
Season: Autumn

References

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  1. ^"Year of the Monkey: Years, Personality, 2018 Horoscope, Love Compatibility, Lucky Elements".yourchineseastrology.Retrieved24 September2018.
  2. ^"Chinese Zodiac – Monkey".Your Chinese Astrology.Retrieved14 March2018.

Further reading

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