◎ 属相 shǔxiàng

[any of the twelve animals, representing the twelve Earthly Branches, used to symbolize the year in which a person is born] 用十二地支与十二种动物(鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪)相配合来记人生出年份,如子年出生则属鼠,称“属相”。又称“生肖”