The twelve zodiac animals are the twelve animals in China that match the year of a person's birth, including rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. As a long-standing folk culture Symbols, through the ages, a large number of poems, spring couplets, paintings, calligraphy and folk crafts depicting the images and symbolic meanings of the zodiac have been left behind. Let’s take a look at the collection of idioms about the twelve zodiac animals!
mouse
To throw a rat-averse weapon: To shoot a rat for fear of damaging the tool, which is a metaphor for having scruples in doing things.
Clutching one's head and running away: describes the situation of escaping in embarrassment.
Wu Mouse has no skills: a metaphor for having many skills but not being able to specialize in one.
Rat teeth and bird horns: a metaphor for arguing with others.
Rat liverworm arm: refers to an extremely humble and tiny thing.
Mole drinking from the river: a metaphor for a small amount, not much, or nothing significant.
Deer head and rat eyes: used to describe a person's evil appearance, such as the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat.
ox
A drop in the bucket: a metaphor of extremely small value.
Nine Oxen and Two Tigers: Metaphor of great power.
The alliance of the best: blood-based alliances in ancient times.
Weeping in Cow Clothes: It is a metaphor for the difficult life of a poor and humble couple.
Niushan Zhuozuo: describes the trees in the mountainous area that have been cut down, and also describes the appearance of a person with a bare head.
Hanging books with horns: Describes diligent learning. It has the same meaning as hanging beams to stab the buttocks, capsule firefly to read at night, and chiseling the wall to borrow light.
Bull, ghost, and snake spirit: describes a person's ugly and scary appearance. It is also a metaphor for a person who behaves absurdly and viciously.
Bull-headed and horse-faced: Describes a person's ugly and scary appearance. It is also a metaphor for a person who behaves absurdly and viciously.
Niu Ma Fengchen: It describes a person who is traveling on the road, covered in dust and fatigue, and is very tired.
Bull puffball: a metaphor for lowly people or things.
Cooking chicken in an ox tripod: a metaphor for overkill.
Belief: usually used to describe a person who answers a question that is wrong.
There are a lot of books: there are many metaphor books.
A mud cow enters the sea: it means that it is gone and never returns, leaving no trace.
Scar Ding Jie Niu: It is a metaphor for having a thorough understanding of things, being able to do things with ease and using them freely.
Playing the piano to a cow: Yu cannot understand the style.
Getting into trouble: a metaphor for being stubborn and trapped in a desperate situation.
Newborn calf: It is a metaphor for a person who is new to society and is not afraid of difficulties or evil forces when encountering difficulties.
Deep love for licking the calf: describes the love of parents for their children.
The son of Li Niu: a metaphor for an evil father and a virtuous son.
The wind, horse and cow are irrelevant: the metaphor has nothing to do with it.
A quick test: to describe a talented person, showing some talent.
Tiger
Three people make a tiger: It is a metaphor that if there are many people, even if the rumor is wrong, they will believe it to be true.
Lively and energetic: a lively and courageous attitude.
Like a tiger with added power: It means that a strong person needs help to become stronger and more frightening.
A sheep entering a tiger's mouth means that in extreme danger, death is inevitable.
Let the tiger return to the mountain: Indulge the evil person, let him return to his own sphere of influence or territory, and harm others again.
The fox pretends to be the tiger's power: It means using the pretext of momentum to scare others.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Metaphor of many and outstanding talents.
Tigers among sheep: It means that the momentum is so strong that the opponent has no resistance at all.
Survive from a tiger's mouth: a metaphor for a life that survived great danger but was lucky enough to survive.
Watching with covetousness: means staring greedily, waiting for the right time to make a move.
Anticlimactic: It means that things have a beginning but no end, and there is no perseverance.
Helping the tiger: a metaphor for an accomplice who does bad things.
Gobble down: To describe eating something vigorously and urgently, which is rude and ugly.
Riding a tiger with momentum: It means that after a person does something, it is too late to stop.
Riding a tiger and being unable to dismount: It means that an action cannot be stopped due to the general trend.
Seeking skin from a tiger: a metaphor for something that is impossible to succeed.
Fierce Tiger Feng He: A metaphor for the bravery of an ordinary man who has no courage.
When talking about something, one becomes frightened and becomes frightened.
Teasing the tiger away from the mountain: a strategy to trick people into leaving the base area in order to achieve a certain goal.
Raising tigers will bring troubles: It means indulging enemies or evil people, which will bring troubles to oneself.
Hungry tiger pounces on sheep: metaphor is very greedy.
Dragon Roar and Tiger Roar: Refers to the roar of dragons and tigers, describing the sound of human roars that are very loud and loud.
Enter the dragon and the tiger: describe the fight between two powerful forces, equally matched.
Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den: A metaphor for a dangerous place.
The dragon and the tiger crouch: describe a place where the situation is majestic and dangerous.
Let the tiger return to the mountain: It means letting the evil person go and causing him to harm society again.
rabbit
Jade Rabbit rising in the east: It means that it is already night.
Sit back and wait for the rabbit: It means that you are stubborn and do not know how to change.
Uncle Rabbit Hair: A general term for the old man during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
The rabbit dies and the dog cooks: It means that it is reused when something happens, but is destroyed after the thing is done.
The rabbit dies and the fox mourns: It is a metaphor for the death and defeat of the same kind, which makes oneself sad.
The rabbit moves and the black flies: It is a metaphor for the movement of the sun and the moon, and the rapid passage of time.
The rabbit rises and the falcon falls: describing quick movements. It is also a metaphor for vigorous calligraphy.
dragon
Lively and energetic: a lively and courageous attitude.
Busy with traffic: Describes bustling and bustling.
The ins and outs: metaphor of the whole process of something.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Metaphor of many and outstanding talents.
"Living dragon vivid": describes a painting, sculpture or text narrative that is extremely lifelike.
Chenglongkuaishu: Describes a satisfactory and good son-in-law.
Hope your son will succeed: I hope your son will become a great person in the future.
Adding the final touch to the painting: adding a touch of vitality to the painting to make the work more profound.
The dragon gets water: It means that talents are appreciated and put into use.
Leaderless: It means that the masses have lost their leader.
Ye Gong loves dragons: It is a metaphor for loving something on the surface, but not really liking it.
The Nine Sons of the Dragon: It is a metaphor that people have their own preferences and are not all the same.
Dragon Roar and Tiger Roar: Refers to the roar of dragons and tigers, describing the sound of human roars that are very loud and loud.
Enter the dragon and the tiger: describe the fight between two powerful forces, equally matched.
Dragon liver and phoenix marrow: a metaphor for delicate and beautiful dishes.
Dragon flying and phoenix dancing: describing the vigorous and majestic momentum.
Dragon-horse spirit: Describes a strong and abundant spirit.
Dragon and Snake Mixed Place: It is a metaphor for all kinds of good and bad people living together in a mixed place.
Dragon and phoenix are auspicious: a sign of wealth and auspiciousness, often used on marriage certificates or wedding invitations.
Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den: A metaphor for a dangerous place.
The dragon and the tiger crouch: describe a place where the situation is majestic and dangerous.
Dragon Walking and Tiger Stepping: Refers to majesty and solemnity, not ordinary people, and is often used to describe emperors.
Dragon and tiger steps: a metaphor for mighty and majestic spirit.
The dragon and the tiger look at each other: describing a grand and far-reaching scale.
Climb the dragon and attach yourself to the phoenix: It means fawning over and seeking refuge with a powerful person.
A dragon swims in shallow water and is tricked by a shrimp, a tiger falls flat and is bullied by a dog: it is a metaphor for a hero who is at the end of his life or is useless.
snake
To alert the snake in the grass: It is a metaphor for not doing things secretly, so that the other party will be on guard.
Snake Shadow: Being too suspicious and taking illusory things as reality.
A snake cannot move without a leader: it refers to the rabble and thieves who cause trouble and cannot move without a leader.
Superfluous: a metaphor for making something out of nothing.
Virtual and conciliatory: reluctant to socialize.
horse
Take the lead: When fighting or doing things, walk bravely ahead of others without fear of difficulties.
Thousands of troops: describes the large number of soldiers and their momentum.
Unbridled and free-spirited: Yucai's thoughts are bold and elegant.
A wandering mind: describing the wandering thoughts.
The work of dogs and horses: Humbly saying that one's meager service is as insignificant as that of dogs and horses.
Great contributions: It is said to be the merits of fighting and running.
An old horse knows the way: a metaphor for an experienced person.
War and chaos: Describes the serious destruction of war and the disorder of order.
To speed up: a metaphor for speeding up.
Qiu Ma Tangsi: It means that if you ask for something wrong, you will get nothing.
Zouma Pingchuan: To be added in the future.
Seeing things at a glance: looking at the appearance of an event at a glance, but having no time to delve into its details.
Busy with traffic: Describes bustling and bustling.
Recruiting soldiers and buying horses: Recruiting soldiers and buying horses refers to gathering force and planning for war.
The armor and the iron horse: It means that the army is well equipped and has very strong combat effectiveness, or it can be used as a metaphor for war.
Childhood sweetheart: refers to a childhood playmate.
Neither donkey nor horse: describes something nondescript.
Referring to a deer as a horse: describing distorting facts and confusing right and wrong.
Black sheep: A person who harms everyone.
Sharpen your troops and prepare your horses: Sharpen your weapons, feed your horses, and prepare for battle. It also generally refers to active preparations beforehand.
Non-stop: a metaphor for no rest or stopping.
Maldongfeng: describes a person who is indifferent to what others say and forgets what he or she has heard.
Immediate success: Used to congratulate people on their success quickly and easily.
Magri corpse: describes a soldier who died heroically on the battlefield.
Follow the leader's lead: Refers to acting in complete obedience to the leader's instructions.
Horse teeth are too long: it just means that the age is increasing in vain, but there is no great achievement.
Taking office: To be added later.
Go it alone: Venture forward alone without relying on others.
Clues: small and unobvious signs from which the truth can be inferred.
A blessing in disguise: A blessing in disguise. It also describes the uncertainty of fortune and misfortune, and one cannot make a sudden conclusion.
Thousands of Horses Galloping: To be added in the future.
Once the words are spoken, it is difficult to take them back.
Dragon-horse spirit: Describes a strong and abundant spirit.
Sensual: Describes a very corrupt life.
Halting from the brink: When you reach the edge of danger, you wake up and turn back in time.
Revealing the truth: a metaphor for revealing the truth.
Male and Female Li Huang: This originally means that the appearance of a horse is not important, and it further means that the difference in appearance is not enough to care about, but its inner essence should be emphasized.
sheep
To make amends after the situation has passed: a metaphor for making amends after the fact.
Scapegoat: a metaphor for taking responsibility for someone else's sins.
A sheep entering a tiger's mouth means that in extreme danger, death is inevitable.
Yangchang Trail: a winding and narrow path in the mountains.
Sheep and tiger skin: a metaphor for being mighty on the outside but timid on the inside.
Sheep touching the feudal vassal: It is a metaphor for being in a difficult situation and unable to advance or retreat.
The wool comes from the sheep: metaphorically, the profit gained actually comes from the owner.
Sheep perishes on the wrong road: The metaphor is similar in origin but different in origin, and scholars will easily go astray.
Stealing sheep by hand: metaphor for stealing.
A hungry tiger pounces on a sheep: a metaphor for greed.
The antelope hangs its horns: It is a metaphor for the transcendent artistic conception of the poem and leaves no trace.
monkey
Kill the chicken to warn the monkey: It means severely punishing someone to warn others.
The year of the monkey and the month of the horse: generally refers to the years to come.
Hericium head and brain: as active as a monkey, describing impetuous actions.
Monkey Boya: It describes people who like to show off their cleverness and are easily fooled.
Monkey saves the moon: It describes someone who is looking for trouble for nothing, but ends up getting hurt instead.
Spiny macaque: A macaque with carvings on the tips of spines. Describes a deceptive business or a difficult undertaking.
Pointy Mouth Monkey Cheeks: Pointy mouth, thin cheeks. Describes a person's appearance as ugly and vulgar.
To wear a crown while wearing a monkey's head: a metaphor for showing an empty appearance and acting like a puppet. It is often used to satirize people who take refuge in evil forces and seize power.
To get rid of ghosts and monkeys: a metaphor for being naughty and mischievous.
Killing chickens and monkeys: It is a metaphor for punishing one person to intimidate or warn others. Same as "killing chickens to scare monkeys".
Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey: It is a metaphor for punishing one person to intimidate or warn others.
There are no tigers on the mountain, and the monkey is called the king: there are no capable people, and ordinary people also play the main role.
Earth Dragon and Mu Monkey: The metaphor has a false name but no reality.
Xuan Crane Crowned Monkey: The crane riding the Xuan, the monkey wearing the hat. It is a metaphor for a person who abuses his position and shows his appearance.
chicken
Native chicken and tile dog: a chicken made of mud and a dog made of tiles. The metaphor is superficial, but in reality it is useless.
Chicken Si Chen: a metaphor for women’s exclusive power.
Stupefied: Describes the appearance of being stunned by fear.
Stealing a chicken and touching a dog: a metaphor for doing things in a casual manner.
Stealing the chicken but losing the rice: This is a metaphor for speculators who fail to achieve their goals and suffer losses instead.
Kill the chicken to warn the monkey: It means severely punishing someone to warn others.
Killing a chicken with a bull's knife: It is a metaphor for dealing with small things without using great strength to make a big difference.
Marry a rooster and follow the rooster: This is a metaphor for a woman who marries her husband and is content with whatever comes his way.
Rather be the head of a chicken: It is a metaphor that one would rather be at the head of a small person than at the bottom of a big person.
Hearing the chicken and dancing: refers to the spirit of a person with great ambitions who can always be vigilant and work hard in a timely manner.
The power of binding a chicken: a metaphor for a person who is weak and powerless.
Trivial: a metaphor for trivial matters.
Do not leave chickens or dogs alive: Kill them all and leave no one alive.
The chickens and dogs are restless: it means the harassment is severe.
Roosters and dogs ascending to heaven: It is a metaphor that when a person becomes a high official, people who are related to him will also become powerful.
Goosebumps: Protrusions on the skin caused by cold, usually when a person is nauseated by talking.
Chicken skin and white hair: thick skin and white hair, describing an old man with gray hair and wrinkled face.
Being in a hurry: a metaphor for being disturbed and feeling uneasy.
Bits and pieces: Trivial and scattered items.
Chicken crows and dog robbers: refers to people who have no great talent and only know other things.
Stand out from the crowd: a metaphor for outstanding talent. Or used to describe a person who is particularly tall.
Killing the goose to obtain the egg: It describes excessive greed, insatiable desire for big profits, and intolerance of small profits, thus cutting off the foundation of profit-seeking.
dog
Baiyuncanggou: It symbolizes the ever-changing world.
The rabbit dies and the dog cooks: It means that it is reused when something happens, but is destroyed after the thing is done.
Dogs rely on human power: relying on the power of the strong to bully the weak.
Dog blood on the head: According to old custom, pouring dog blood on the head can make the demon appear in its true form. The latter often refers to embarrassment.
The dog's tail continues the mink: It means indiscriminately appointing officials and titles regardless of the merits of talents.
A dog's head is full of horns: a metaphor for something that is impossible to achieve, usually used as an excuse to reject others.
Dog-headed strategist: describes a villain who loves to make small plans.
Gou Gou Gou Profit: Describes the behavior of villains who work everywhere and do whatever it takes.
Dog eyes look down on people: usually used to ridicule a person for looking down on others.
A dog's mouth cannot spit out ivory: it is used to ridicule others for not having a clean mouth or not being well-educated enough and talking nonsense.
A dog bites Lu Dongbin and does not recognize a good heart: usually used as an angry comment when "good intentions are not rewarded".
Wolf's heart and dog's lungs: It refers to a vicious and cruel person like an animal, or an unreasonable and ungrateful person.
Marry a dog and follow the dog: This is a metaphor for a woman who marries a husband and is content with whatever comes.
Inferior to pigs and dogs: a metaphor for inferiority.
Pig friends and dog friends: a metaphor for harming friends.
The bereaved dog: A person who ridicules and fails to achieve his goals will run away in a very embarrassed state.
Shu dogs barking at the sun: a metaphor for rare and strange things.
Sensual: Describes a very corrupt life.
Canine-tooth phase: describes the shape of the junction of two things, which are uneven and interlocking with each other. Also used to describe two or more forces that restrain each other.
pig
Pig suddenly and bravely: a metaphor for sharp and brave conflict.
Pig friends and dog friends: a metaphor for harming friends.
Pig's hooves: a metaphor for making small sacrifices in the hope of getting big rewards.
The hog suddenly runs like a wolf: a metaphor for the scene of running in a hurry. It is usually used to describe the situation when two armies are facing each other and the defeated army is fleeing.