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Rooster (zodiac)

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Rooster
"Rooster, Chicken" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese雞
Simplified Chinese鸡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjī
Wade–Gileschi1
IPA[tɕí]
Hakka
Romanizationkiê
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgāi
Jyutpinggai1
IPA[kɐj˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJkoe
Old Chinese
Baxter (1992)*ke
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*kˤe
Zodiac rooster, showing the jī (雞) character for rooster
Chinese paper cutting

The Rooster (simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞/鷄) is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Earthly Branch symbol 酉.

In the Tibetan zodiac and the Gurung zodiac, the bird is in place of the Rooster.[1][2]

Years and the five elements

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People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year of the Rooster", while bearing the following elemental signs:[3]

Start date End date Heavenly branch
26 January 1933 13 February 1934 Water Rooster
13 February 1945 1 February 1946 Wood Rooster
31 January 1957 17 February 1958 Fire Rooster
17 February 1969 5 February 1970 Earth Rooster
5 February 1981 24 January 1982 Metal Rooster
23 January 1993 9 February 1994 Water Rooster
9 February 2005 28 January 2006 Wood Rooster
28 January 2017 15 February 2018 Fire Rooster[4]
13 February 2029 2 February 2030 Earth Rooster
1 February 2041 21 January 2042 Metal Rooster
19 February 2053 7 February 2054 Water Rooster
5 February 2065 25 January 2066 Wood Rooster
24 January 2077 11 February 2078 Fire Rooster
10 February 2089 29 January 2090 Earth Rooster
21 January 2101 16 February 2102 Metal Rooster

Basic astrology elements

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Earthly Branches: 酉 Yǒu
The Five Elements: Metal / Gold
Yin Yang: Yin
Body: Bones
House: X Career and reputation
Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 8; Avoid: 1, 3, 9
Lucky Flowers: gladiola, impatiens, cockscomb
Lucky Colors: gold, brown, yellow; Avoid: white, green
Season: Autumn

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ricardobaddouh (28 January 2014). "Tibetan Astrology – Table of Year-Animal-Element". AHMC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ Arina Sherchan (11 July 2010). "Tamu (Gurung) Losar Festival". ESC Nepal. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Chinese Zodiac – Rooster (Chicken)". Your Chinese Astrology. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Year of the Rooster – 2017". Retrieved 9 June 2017.

Further reading

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  • So, Peter (1 November 2016). Your Fate in 2017 - The Year of the Rooster. Translated by Lowe, Jay. Kaori Working House. ISBN 978-962-14-61-71-1.
  • Somerville, Neil (2015). The Rooster in 2016: Your Chinese Horoscope. 2017-02-22 (1st ed.). Thorsons/HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008138165.
  • Somerville, Neil (16 June 2016). Your Chinese Horoscope 2017: What the Year of the Rooster holds in store for you. 2017-02-16. Thorsons/HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008144531.
  • Stellhorn, Donna (2017). Chinese Astrology: 2017 Year of the Fire Rooster. ETC Publishing. ISBN 978-1-944-622-16-9.
  • Ted E. Bear Press (2016). 2017 Year of the Rooster. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781542711012.
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