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		<title>Chinese New Year Greetings</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish you a happy new year
恭賀新禧 gōng hè xīn xǐ

Happy new year
新年快樂 xīn nián kuài lè

May you have a healthy body and great strength
身壯力健 shēn zhuàng lì jiàn

May your wish come true
心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng

May all things come your way
萬事如意 wàn shì rú yì

Wish you to be happy and rich
恭喜發財 gōng xǐ fā cái

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wish you a happy new year<br />
恭賀新禧 <span class='pinyin'>gōng hè xīn xǐ</span><br />
</p>
<p>Happy new year<br />
新年快樂 <span class='pinyin'>xīn nián kuài lè</span><br />
</p>
<p>May you have a healthy body and great strength<br />
身壯力健 <span class='pinyin'>shēn zhuàng lì jiàn</span><br />
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<p>May your wish come true<br />
心想事成 <span class='pinyin'>xīn xiǎng shì chéng</span><br />
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<p>May all things come your way<br />
萬事如意 <span class='pinyin'>wàn shì rú yì</span><br />
</p>
<p>Wish you to be happy and rich<br />
恭喜發財 <span class='pinyin'>gōng xǐ fā cái</span><br />
</p>
<p>May you have great luck in the year of ox<br />
牛年行大運  <span class='pinyin'>niú nián xíng dà yùn</span><br />
</p>
<p>May you have countless amount of money in the coming year of rat<br />
鼠年數錢數不完 <span class='pinyin'>shǔ nián shǔ qián shǔ bù wán</span><br />
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		<title>Culture Words 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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 &#38899;&#20048;&#160;
 音樂&#160; 



 &#31649;&#24358;&#20048;&#22242;&#160;
 管弦樂團&#160; 



 &#33310;&#36424;&#160;
 舞蹈&#160; 



 &#36339;&#33310;&#160;
 跳舞&#160; 



 &#33402;&#26415;&#160;
 藝術&#160; 



 &#30011;&#160;
 畫&#160; 



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 文學&#160; 



 &#20070;&#160;
 書&#160; 



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 影片&#160; 



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 &#23398;&#26657;&#160;
 學校&#160; 



 &#23398;&#38498;&#160;
 學院&#160; 



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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#38899;&#20048;','yīn yuè','一ㄣˉ ㄩㄝˋ','music')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#38899;&#20048;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#38899;&#20048;','yīn yuè','一ㄣˉ ㄩㄝˋ','music')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">音樂&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#31649;&#24358;&#20048;&#22242;','guǎn xián lè tuán','ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒ一ㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ','orchestra')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#31649;&#24358;&#20048;&#22242;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#31649;&#24358;&#20048;&#22242;','guǎn xián lè tuán','ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒ一ㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄢˊ','orchestra')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">管弦樂團&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33310;&#36424;','wǔ dǎo','ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ','n. dance')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#33310;&#36424;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33310;&#36424;','wǔ dǎo','ㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ','n. dance')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">舞蹈&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#36339;&#33310;','tiào wǔ','ㄊ一ㄠˋ ㄨˇ','v. dance')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#36339;&#33310;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#36339;&#33310;','tiào wǔ','ㄊ一ㄠˋ ㄨˇ','v. dance')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">跳舞&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33402;&#26415;','yì shù','一ˋ ㄕㄨˋ','art')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#33402;&#26415;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33402;&#26415;','yì shù','一ˋ ㄕㄨˋ','art')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">藝術&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#30011;','huà','ㄏㄨㄚˋ','drawing, painting')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#30011;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#30011;','huà','ㄏㄨㄚˋ','drawing, painting')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">畫&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#25991;&#23398;','wén xué','ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ','literature')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#25991;&#23398;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#25991;&#23398;','wén xué','ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ','literature')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">文學&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20070;','shū','ㄕㄨˉ','book')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#20070;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20070;','shū','ㄕㄨˉ','book')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">書&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#24433;&#29255;','yǐng piàn','一ㄥˇ ㄆ一ㄢˋ','film')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#24433;&#29255;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#24433;&#29255;','yǐng piàn','一ㄥˇ ㄆ一ㄢˋ','film')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">影片&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#30005;&#24433;&#38498;','diàn yǐng yuàn','ㄉ一ㄢˋ 一ㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ','cinema')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#30005;&#24433;&#38498;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#30005;&#24433;&#38498;','diàn yǐng yuàn','ㄉ一ㄢˋ 一ㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ','cinema')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">電影院&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#23398;&#26657;','xué xiào','ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒ一ㄠˋ','school')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#23398;&#26657;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#23398;&#26657;','xué xiào','ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒ一ㄠˋ','school')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">學校&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#23398;&#38498;','xué yuàn','ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ','college')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#23398;&#38498;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#23398;&#38498;','xué yuàn','ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ','college')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">學院&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<p>Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chinese+phrases" rel="tag"> chinese phrases</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/common+chinese+phrases" rel="tag"> common chinese phrases</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/basic+Chinese" rel="tag"> basic Chinese</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chinese+voice" rel="tag"> Chinese voice</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/mandarin+voice" rel="tag"> mandarin voice</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pinyin+voice" rel="tag"> pinyin voice</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chinese+with+voice" rel="tag"> chinese with voice</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/annotate+chinese" rel="tag"> annotate chinese</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Chinese+with+audio" rel="tag"> Chinese with audio</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pinyin" rel="tag"> pinyin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bopomo" rel="tag"> bopomo</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/common+chinese+words" rel="tag"> common chinese words</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/popular+chinese+words" rel="tag"> popular chinese words</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/word+list" rel="tag"> word list</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn+chinese" rel="tag"> learn chinese</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/learn+chinese+for+free" rel="tag"> learn chinese for free</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chinese+for+beginners" rel="tag"> chinese for beginners</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Putonghua" rel="tag">Putonghua</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chinese+words+for+tourists" rel="tag">chinese words for tourists</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chinese+phrase+for+tourists" rel="tag"> chinese phrase for tourists</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pronounce+Chinese+words" rel="tag"> pronounce Chinese words</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pronounce+pinyin" rel="tag"> pronounce pinyin</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pronounce+bopomo" rel="tag"> pronounce bopomo</a></p>
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		<title>Chinese New Year and Festivals</title>
		<link>http://www.cozychinese.com/chinese-new-year-and-festivals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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简体
&#32321;&#39636;
Audio


 &#26032;&#24180;&#160;
 新年&#160; 



 &#33410;&#24198;&#160;
 節慶&#160; 



 &#26149;&#33410;&#160;
 春節&#160; 





 &#20803;&#23477;&#33410;&#160;
 元宵節&#160;]]></description>
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<td width=80>简体</td>
<td width=80>&#32321;&#39636;</td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#26032;&#24180;','xīn nián','ㄒ一ㄣˉ ㄋ一ㄢˊ','New Year')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#26032;&#24180;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#26032;&#24180;','xīn nián','ㄒ一ㄣˉ ㄋ一ㄢˊ','New Year')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">新年&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33410;&#24198;','jié qìng','ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄑ一ㄥˋ','festival')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#33410;&#24198;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#33410;&#24198;','jié qìng','ㄐ一ㄝˊ ㄑ一ㄥˋ','festival')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">節慶&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#26149;&#33410;','chūn jié','ㄔㄨㄣˉ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#26149;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#26149;&#33410;','chūn jié','ㄔㄨㄣˉ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">春節&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td width=80> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20803;&#23477;&#33410;','yuán xiāo jié','ㄩㄢˊ ㄒ一ㄠˉㄐ一ㄝˊ','The Lantern Festival (It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month). People consume sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#20803;&#23477;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td width=80> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20803;&#23477;&#33410;','yuán xiāo jié','ㄩㄢˊ ㄒ一ㄠˉㄐ一ㄝˊ','The Lantern Festival (It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month). People consume sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">元宵節&nbsp;</</span></td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#28165;&#26126;&#33410;','qīng míng jié','ㄑ一ㄥˉㄇ一ㄥˊㄐ一ㄝˊ','Qingming Festival, It falls on April 4-6 each year. Ancient Arbor day')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#28165;&#26126;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#28165;&#26126;&#33410;','qīng míng jié','ㄑ一ㄥˉㄇ一ㄥˊㄐ一ㄝˊ','Qingming Festival, It falls on April 4-6 each year. Ancient Arbor day')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">清明節&nbsp;</span></td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#31471;&#21320;&#33410;','duān wǔ jié','ㄉㄨㄢˉ ㄨˇ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#31471;&#21320;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#31471;&#21320;&#33410;','duān wǔ jié','ㄉㄨㄢˉ ㄨˇ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">端午節&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#19971;&#22805;','qī xì','ㄑ一ˉㄒ一ˋ','Double Seventh Festival. It falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. Chinese Valentine\'s Day. ')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#19971;&#22805;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#19971;&#22805;','qī xì','ㄑ一ˉㄒ一ˋ','Double Seventh Festival. It falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. Chinese Valentine\'s Day. ')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">七夕&nbsp;</span></td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20013;&#31179;&#33410;','zhōng qiū jié','ㄓㄨㄥˉ ㄑ一ㄡˉ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. People eat mooncake.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#20013;&#31179;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20013;&#31179;&#33410;','zhōng qiū jié','ㄓㄨㄥˉ ㄑ一ㄡˉ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Mid-Autumn Festival. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. People eat mooncake.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">中秋節&nbsp;</span></td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#37325;&#38451;&#33410;','cóng yáng jié','ㄔㄨㄥˊ 一ㄤˊ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Double Ninth Festival. It falls on 9th day of the 9th lunar month. Now it is Chinese Seniors\' Day.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#37325;&#38451;&#33410;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#37325;&#38451;&#33410;','cóng yáng jié','ㄔㄨㄥˊ 一ㄤˊ ㄐ一ㄝˊ','Double Ninth Festival. It falls on 9th day of the 9th lunar month. Now it is Chinese Seniors\' Day.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">重陽節&nbsp;</span></td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20908;&#33267;','dōng zhì','ㄉㄨㄥˉ ㄓˋ','Winter Solstice Festival. It falls on December 21 or 22 according to the Gregorian calendar.Many people eat dumpling soup on this day.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#20908;&#33267;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20908;&#33267;','dōng zhì','ㄉㄨㄥˉ ㄓˋ','Winter Solstice Festival. It falls on December 21 or 22 according to the Gregorian calendar. Many people eat dumpling soup on this day.')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">冬至&nbsp;</span> </td>
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		<title>12 Chinese Zodiac Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
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简体
&#32321;&#39636;
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 &#29983;&#32918;&#160;
 生肖&#160; 



 &#40736;&#160;
 鼠&#160; 



 &#29275;&#160;
 牛&#160; 



 &#34382;&#160;
 虎&#160; 



 &#20820;&#160;
 兔&#160; 



 &#40857;&#160;
 龍&#160; 



 &#34503;&#160;
 蛇&#160; 



 &#39532;&#160;
 馬&#160; 



 &#32650;&#160;
 羊&#160; 



 &#29492;&#160;
 猴&#160; 



 &#40481;&#160;
 雞&#160; 



 &#29399;&#160;
 狗&#160; 



 &#29482;&#160;
 豬&#160; 



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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29983;&#32918;','shēng xiào','ㄕㄥˉ ㄒ一ㄠˋ','Chinese zodiacs (12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#29983;&#32918;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29983;&#32918;','shēng xiào','ㄕㄥˉ ㄒ一ㄠˋ','Chinese zodiacs (12 animals symbolic of the Terrestrial Branches)')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">生肖&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40736;','shǔ','ㄕㄨˇ','rat,   year of birth: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#40736;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40736;','shǔ','ㄕㄨˇ','rat,   year of birth: 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">鼠&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29275;','niú','ㄋ一ㄡˊ','ox,  year of birth: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#29275;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29275;','niú','ㄋ一ㄡˊ','ox,  year of birth: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">牛&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td width=80> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#34382;','hǔ','ㄏㄨˇ','tiger, year of birth: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#34382;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td width=80> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#34382;','hǔ','ㄏㄨˇ','tiger, year of birth: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">虎&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20820;','tù','ㄊㄨˋ','rabbit, year of birth: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#20820;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#20820;','tù','ㄊㄨˋ','rabbit, year of birth: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">兔&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40857;','lóng','ㄌㄨㄥˊ','dragon,   year of birth: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#40857;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40857;','lóng','ㄌㄨㄥˊ','dragon,    year of birth: 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">龍&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#34503;','shé','ㄕㄜˊ','snake,   year of birth: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#34503;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#34503;','shé','ㄕㄜˊ','snake,   year of birth: 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">蛇&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#39532;','mǎ','ㄇㄚˇ','horse,   year of birth: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#39532;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#39532;','mǎ','ㄇㄚˇ','horse,   year of birth: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">馬&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#32650;','yáng','一ㄤˊ','ram,   year of birth: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#32650;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#32650;','yáng','一ㄤˊ','ram,   year of birth: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">羊&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29492;','hóu','ㄏㄡˊ','monkey,   year of birth: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#29492;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29492;','hóu','ㄏㄡˊ','monkey,   year of birth: 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">猴&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40481;','jī','ㄐ一ˉ','rooster,   year of birth: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#40481;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#40481;','jī','ㄐ一ˉ','rooster,   year of birth: 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">雞&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29399;','gǒu','ㄍㄡˇ','   dog,     year of birth: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#29399;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29399;','gǒu','ㄍㄡˇ','   dog, year of birth: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">狗&nbsp;</span> </td>
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<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29482;','zhū','ㄓㄨˉ','   pig,   year of birth: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">&#29482;&nbsp;</span></td>
<td> <span class="tip" onMouseover="anno('&#29482;','zhū','ㄓㄨˉ','   pig,    year of birth: 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007')"; onMouseout="hideanno()">豬&nbsp;</span> </td>
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