The myth behind the Chinese zodiac - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

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    What’s your sign? In Western astrology, it’s a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar. But according to the Chinese zodiac (生肖), it’s your shuxiang, meaning the animal assigned to your birth year. Of the many myths explaining these animal signs and their arrangement, the most enduring one is that of The Great Race. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen recounts this classic myth.
    Lesson by Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Marta Prokopová.

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  • @TEDEd
    @TEDEd  Год назад +86

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  • @glide727
    @glide727 4 года назад +11685

    I’m half Chinese and seeing the Voice Actor able to pronounce everything in Mandarin correctly just proves how good this channel is.

    • @dumbleking5172
      @dumbleking5172 4 года назад +368

      As a full Chinese (but not from China) it sounds a bit more digitalized and I can't blame them, speaking it _accurately_ with it's variety of tones can be very hard if you want to strive for accuracy.
      (I'm totally fine with them doing this, don't take this as a hate comment)

    • @user-fi1vh7yg5b
      @user-fi1vh7yg5b 4 года назад +315

      lol they got a Chinese person to say the mandarin words it's in the title the name is Pen Pen Chen

    • @kouro6088
      @kouro6088 4 года назад +10

      Only my family can do chinese

    • @gloriawang5608
      @gloriawang5608 4 года назад +43

      @@user-fi1vh7yg5b No the people credited in the title are the people who researched and created the story. They get a voice actor to do the speaking

    • @traveljournal9928
      @traveljournal9928 4 года назад +54

      @@gloriawang5608 the narrator is credited as Pen Pen Chen if you click the link to the full lesson. But you are right that the two people credited in the title are the listed Educators.

  • @dracodracarys2339
    @dracodracarys2339 5 лет назад +10202

    Imagine if it was Australia who had invented the lunar zodiac, we'd have a Year of the Kangaroo, Year of the Koala, Year of the Platypus, Year of the Wombat....

  • @adg0913
    @adg0913 5 лет назад +3060

    Love how the dog just frolicked and doesn't seem to care about his or her place in the race.

    • @trashy4209
      @trashy4209 5 лет назад +31

      R/me_irl

    • @kerpydocious7933
      @kerpydocious7933 5 лет назад +112

      What a coincidence because that's what I do and I'm year of the dog XD

    • @missloli5060
      @missloli5060 5 лет назад +21

      I'm a dog 😅

    • @CommodorDOuro
      @CommodorDOuro 5 лет назад +19

      Hahaha... That gave me such a sweet laugh, it made me happy to be a true dog

    • @whitenoiseihearu4018
      @whitenoiseihearu4018 5 лет назад +2

      No greyhounds?

  • @huifeng6
    @huifeng6 2 года назад +996

    My favorite story about the zodiac was not mentioned: The cat also got an invitation for the race. Because it is sleeping all day, it asked it´s friend the mouse to wake it up on time. The mouse, knowing that the cat would make it through the river faster than itself, said yes, but did not do it. The result: The cat got up too late and did not make it into the circle. Ever since then, it resents the mouse and catches it whenever it can.

    • @kayetee3237
      @kayetee3237 2 года назад +77

      Fruit basket

    • @xyre8443
      @xyre8443 2 года назад +51

      I thought they will mention this on this video because it really something important to the story.

    • @tonezone99
      @tonezone99 2 года назад +1

      Haha

    • @charupattani3054
      @charupattani3054 Год назад +8

      Ya I also know abt it through fruits basket but they didn’t mention it

    • @himanimishra5535
      @himanimishra5535 Год назад +3

      That's so fruit basket

  • @_emmachong
    @_emmachong 5 лет назад +5760

    Anyone else remember hearing about how the mouse tricked the cat so that it could take place instead of the cat.

    • @sophiaxie9681
      @sophiaxie9681 5 лет назад +127

      YES

    • @glacekrystals
      @glacekrystals 5 лет назад +117

      I heard about that! I watched it instead of hearing about it. I learn about it when I was in school Chinese school of course!!

    • @wyannecantanimate393
      @wyannecantanimate393 5 лет назад +268

      YES! Was slightly disappointed when they didn't say that part

    • @mahalallel2012
      @mahalallel2012 5 лет назад +132

      or the dragon helping the rabbit.

    • @actionjackson2721
      @actionjackson2721 5 лет назад +68

      In Vietnamese zodiac the cat replaced the rabbit

  • @ericwang6826
    @ericwang6826 7 лет назад +2565

    I thought the story was based around why the cat isn't one of the animals. The cat asked the rat to wake it up before the race started, but the rat didn't and he missed the race.

    • @KyoushaPumpItUp
      @KyoushaPumpItUp 7 лет назад +21

      Eric Wang disney movie? i remember that film

    • @t1nal1n
      @t1nal1n 7 лет назад +489

      Eric Wang Correct. The rat purposely didn't wake up the cat. the cat arrived after all 12 spots were taken, leading to how cats hate rats today.

    • @MC-mx1mt
      @MC-mx1mt 7 лет назад +174

      Eric Wang I read a version about why the dragon has horns. The dragon borrowed it from the rooster and never returned it. And the reason why cat catches rat as we see today, is because the rat broke its promise

    • @yehet3645
      @yehet3645 7 лет назад +130

      I'm not chinese but these stories are so interesting!! Next time my cat catches a rat i'll remember this lol

    • @ayanoaishi7938
      @ayanoaishi7938 7 лет назад +29

      Eric Wang I read it like the rat pushed the cat off the ox

  • @mrflip-flop3198
    @mrflip-flop3198 4 года назад +2772

    "The dragon stopped to help some creatures get across."
    1:26 _literally flies over them_

    • @hyun-ll5ol
      @hyun-ll5ol 3 года назад +92

      Maybe the dragon was like- blowing or smthin

    • @lumatic6624
      @lumatic6624 3 года назад +93

      The creatures the dragon helped aren’t the one in the river 🤡

    • @senbebe3320
      @senbebe3320 3 года назад +6

      Bahaha 😂

    • @EmmaQu-s5o
      @EmmaQu-s5o 3 года назад +3

      @@hyun-ll5ol LMAO

    • @ChickadeeLover
      @ChickadeeLover 3 года назад +9

      Dragon: I don’t go on *water*

  • @yvettebyvexxi
    @yvettebyvexxi 3 года назад +86

    1:50
    I loved that the monkey and the rooster gave the 8th place to the sheep “who had been the most comforting and harmonious of them.”

  • @katsu_papi
    @katsu_papi 5 лет назад +6983

    Long ago, the twelve zodiacs lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Jade Emperor, master of all five elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished..

  • @thinksexy8285
    @thinksexy8285 6 лет назад +6514

    Your Chinese pronounciation in this video is prefect.

    • @jianxiongRaven
      @jianxiongRaven 6 лет назад +180

      except her 'sheng xiao' tone is off

    • @pravinrao3669
      @pravinrao3669 6 лет назад +81

      Naga pronunciation was off.
      Naga would translate to snake in hindi.

    • @0613apobangpo
      @0613apobangpo 6 лет назад +25

      The first one is off , but the second one is fine

    • @mjlespy8304
      @mjlespy8304 6 лет назад +13

      The first one was far off bit the others were okay :)

    • @itz_alice_chan4385
      @itz_alice_chan4385 5 лет назад +10

      Darcey O'Shea few off them are miss pronounced and the people WHO Said so up There is true only a true chinese would know

  • @christiely5832
    @christiely5832 Год назад +409

    The story I’ve heard was that there were 13 zodiacs the very last being the cat who didn’t make the top 12 because it got tricked by the mouse and almost drowned in the water. Thus explaining why cats hate mice and why they’re afraid of water

    • @autorain-trisemo9922
      @autorain-trisemo9922 Год назад +4

      I'm a cat

    • @shunsukehaga6770
      @shunsukehaga6770 Год назад +31

      The Japanese version is almost identical, but the mouse told the cat the race will be held on the next day of the actual race. The cat, slept over on the race day, realized the race is already over. Thus, cats always chase a mouse and constantly wash (rub) their face not to sleep over. :)

    • @hjhghj462
      @hjhghj462 Год назад +10

      @@shunsukehaga6770 no japanese version🤦🏻‍♀this is chinese culture there is no need for another country to claim the STORY OF CHINA
      please respect intellectual property rights💁🏻‍♀

    • @whyispaflsoaddicting
      @whyispaflsoaddicting Год назад +9

      in Vietnam, the cat does exist to replace the rabbit as seen in the video

    • @parrotcracker6629
      @parrotcracker6629 Год назад +20

      @@hjhghj462 I'm Chinese American and I have no problem with other versions. Yes, the OG comes from China but as stories migrate, they can have many versions and meanings to other countries. Just look at Roman and Greek literature. Don't shame someone for sharing their own version. Also, they did not CLAIM that it was ONLY Japanese. They merely stated it was a VERSION of it.

  • @NikkisTarot
    @NikkisTarot 4 года назад +4361

    Did anyone else say “AWWWW” when they told us about the sheep monkey and rooster lol, those 3 are BFF ! Lol

    • @dylanbuchman8128
      @dylanbuchman8128 3 года назад +19

      😄😄😄🐑🐓🦧

    • @kat_x_gaming
      @kat_x_gaming 3 года назад +9

      Lmaooooo

    • @aminrosli6959
      @aminrosli6959 3 года назад +62

      My zodiac is monkey meanwhile my sister is rooster. We can't get along together 😅

    • @suntzu5738
      @suntzu5738 3 года назад +30

      🐀 🐮 🐅 🐇 🐉 🐍 🐎 🐑 🐵 🐔 🐶 🐖

    • @alizeep7582
      @alizeep7582 3 года назад +7

      I'm sheep😃

  • @jasondeng7677
    @jasondeng7677 4 года назад +2540

    dragon: nice. big race, idc. help some little animals lol lmao

    • @brassicac
      @brassicac 4 года назад +183

      could have easily flown over the river to get first place but nah friendship molecules go brrrrrr

    • @Cats83747
      @Cats83747 4 года назад +49

      honk honk bigger animals: no don’t help then I don’t like the small animals why dont. Dragon: haha help go brrrrrrrrr

    • @rapha2028
      @rapha2028 4 года назад +60

      Everyone: NOOO YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GO AND FINISH 1ST
      Dragon: Haha wings go floo

    • @norkci8090
      @norkci8090 4 года назад +49

      The dragon is wholesome, gotta agree with that.

    • @fairyfellermasterstroke
      @fairyfellermasterstroke 3 года назад +19

      What was even the point of the race? Do you get anything if you come first? If not, then it makes total sense to help the other animals.

  • @laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896
    @laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896 4 года назад +3206

    "oh my god that's such a yang water Dragon thing to say"
    "Shuuut uuppp Kelsey! I'm a ying metal monkey."
    "Noo waaayyy me too!"

    • @williamchavez9396
      @williamchavez9396 4 года назад +119

      I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT THIS

    • @wasabisazzdafirst
      @wasabisazzdafirst 4 года назад +47

      LMFAOO why is this comment so underrated

    • @rapha2028
      @rapha2028 4 года назад +11

      What a bunch of- useless information that conveys what you think about yourself but is solely based on what it says and it’s weird

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 4 года назад +77

      For 2 people to be of the exact same zodiac, even to the exact element, they would either have to be the same age or 60 years apart...
      You can tell which of these outcomes if ind more hilarious.

    • @vedantiyer8073
      @vedantiyer8073 4 года назад +8

      “Yin”

  • @catorui
    @catorui 3 года назад +1121

    me a chinese person who already knows this story: mmm yes interesting

    • @naturesgirl6864
      @naturesgirl6864 3 года назад +17

      Wow😂but it is so confusing 😅
      I was here just to see which animal is mine zodiac sign but I can't find it 😔

    • @charnith5017
      @charnith5017 3 года назад +5

      Hemanshi Parmar which year were you born? I can help you with that

    • @davidishola4973
      @davidishola4973 3 года назад +1

      Can you do mine, I was born 1998

    • @naturesgirl6864
      @naturesgirl6864 3 года назад +1

      @@charnith5017 2004

    • @charnith5017
      @charnith5017 3 года назад +2

      David Ishola 🐯 tiger

  • @Xynful
    @Xynful 5 лет назад +2713

    Thailand: Dragons don't exist so let's replace it with a mythical snake
    Edit: I swear, people who are still replying saying Naga means Dragon, YES! I KNOW! I've read the replies already!

    • @polarmouse5029
      @polarmouse5029 5 лет назад +128

      Xynnful and after all Malaysians and Indonesians in the comments say that Naga means dragon literary)))))

    • @everydaypersonz7542
      @everydaypersonz7542 5 лет назад +2

      @@polarmouse5029 i think i like youtube

    • @polarmouse5029
      @polarmouse5029 5 лет назад

      @@everydaypersonz7542 And I know I love it))))

    • @noelleyang8147
      @noelleyang8147 4 года назад +25

      @@polarmouse5029 also Myanmar, Naga means dragon

    • @julesoxana3630
      @julesoxana3630 4 года назад +20

      @@polarmouse5029 yup naga means dragon here in indonesia

  • @jeb.4393
    @jeb.4393 5 лет назад +838

    What I love about this video is on how these three animals, which are the sheep, rooster and monkey, helped each other finishing the race. Goes to show that great trio did really exist way back then.

    • @user-jt9fg7yz8j
      @user-jt9fg7yz8j 4 года назад +6

      Oh I think I've read that somewhere, it was a book I suppose (?)

    • @rapha2028
      @rapha2028 4 года назад +38

      That’s me and the boys doing our homework together

    • @devinreis5811
      @devinreis5811 4 года назад +25

      All of those signs are considered team players, which makes sense.

    • @albertanthony9617
      @albertanthony9617 4 года назад +14

      And the ox and dragon help other. I like how kind they are.

    • @devinreis5811
      @devinreis5811 3 года назад +2

      @Rick Simpson That has nothing to do with any of it.

  • @non-pe8xn
    @non-pe8xn 7 лет назад +187

    PROPS TO THIS VOICE OVER PERSON THE CHINESE PRONUNCIATION AND THE TONES

    • @pshwow
      @pshwow 7 лет назад +2

      Robert Dobbs lolol, "speak American"

    • @gabriellet-j
      @gabriellet-j 6 лет назад +2

      there's someone else doing that.

    • @wesleyhackett5807
      @wesleyhackett5807 6 лет назад

      YAS THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

    • @huaiwei
      @huaiwei 4 года назад

      @@gabriellet-j the credits state just one person.

  • @HRfromJohn
    @HRfromJohn 3 года назад +58

    although really good, i remember a part about the cat, when told by my parents. the cat and mouse were best friends but half way the mouse pushed the cat off and he never made it to the finish line. thats why cats chase mice

  • @trannguyen3379
    @trannguyen3379 5 лет назад +1098

    According to Vietnamese myth, after the race, Hằng Nga - Moon Lady (the lady owns moon palace) need an animal to become her assistant. Because rabbit is the cutest animal (u know girl always like cute and fluffy things), she chose it to come with her. Jade emperor felt so hard to decide to give her or not bcause he needed 12 animals to represent the time. At that time, cat (which slept all day and just woke up at the end of the race) arrive at Jade palace. Jade emperor gave Moon Lady the rabbit and replaced rabbit with cat in the Zodiac signs.
    My mom always says that everyone who were born in year of cat (like me) achieves things without any effort (definitely it's wrong, but it's funny)
    Some of teenagers say that Moon lady chose the rabbit just because she needed carrots. 🌝 🌝 🌝

    • @tuanatnguyen3906
      @tuanatnguyen3906 4 года назад +49

      Moon lady loves carrots 😂😂 because she feels lonely

    • @cronuzbalbuena592
      @cronuzbalbuena592 4 года назад +25

      chang'e hahaha

    • @acebalistic1358
      @acebalistic1358 4 года назад +14

      Nguyên Bùi Quang it’s a tiny difference between cultures

    • @hermanloud3098
      @hermanloud3098 4 года назад +40

      I believe a cat makes more sense than a rabbit, because cat is supposed to be the Yin part of the tiger, also for the rest of the animals there is suposed to be like a Yin version of each Yang, like the snake with the dragon, both are reptile, one is lite but the other is the steroided one. Horse with goat and so on.

    • @atle238
      @atle238 4 года назад +16

      Yes. The Moon Lady, or Hằng Nga, is Chang'e.

  • @jeant.2851
    @jeant.2851 7 лет назад +573

    I'm glad that they actually used a person who knew mandarin

  • @hewu7300
    @hewu7300 7 лет назад +150

    I'm teaching my students about the zodiacs tomorrow and this shows up directly to my feed. I love the Internet.

    • @minecraftkid3737
      @minecraftkid3737 7 лет назад +13

      He Wu similar thing happened to me expect I am the student. I watched a red ed video about counterfeit coins and the next day the riddle was a bonus question on my science test

    • @sazude2
      @sazude2 7 лет назад +1

      this is called synchronicity.

    • @stewedtea
      @stewedtea 4 года назад

      @@minecraftkid3737 How did the counterfeit coin riddle get on your science test though?

    • @minecraftkid3737
      @minecraftkid3737 4 года назад

      @@stewedtea My teacher always put riddles as bonus questions.

  • @urmom90210
    @urmom90210 3 года назад +50

    these groups have better teamwork than every college course i’ve been in

  • @shivani4114
    @shivani4114 4 года назад +552

    I’m not Chinese or anything but the pronunciation just seems so perfect

    • @wafflestraw8631
      @wafflestraw8631 3 года назад +9

      'cause it is :)

    • @mr.crossing5384
      @mr.crossing5384 3 года назад +2

      It seems like it was from google translate

    • @mistysudios9855
      @mistysudios9855 3 года назад +24

      I’m Chinese and hearing them say it so perfectly is just- *chefs kiss*

    • @blackscreen5562
      @blackscreen5562 3 года назад

      They used another actor

    • @wiggle7766
      @wiggle7766 3 года назад +4

      it doesn’t just seem perfect, it is perfect!! chinese is my first language and she pronounced it really good.

  • @princekrazie
    @princekrazie 5 лет назад +731

    Its so funny that the dragon's legs are still moving even though he's floating

  • @kenneth2519
    @kenneth2519 5 лет назад +1009

    The Chinese pronounciation my god its perfect

    • @purplespark8
      @purplespark8 5 лет назад +20

      Cos it's not the same person speaking the Chinese part. They either got a Chinese speaker for that or it is done by a computer

    • @alejandraguzman4618
      @alejandraguzman4618 5 лет назад +62

      @@purplespark8 it is the same person, its clear

    • @haesooist
      @haesooist 5 лет назад +22

      actually her sheng xiao pronunciation was a bit off, it should've been shēng qiào. but good on her for trying.

    • @randomavatars4732
      @randomavatars4732 5 лет назад +14

      Welp it’s not perfect but it’s still great considering it’s being said by a western person

    • @DavidS_Tan
      @DavidS_Tan 4 года назад +19

      Some Chinese speak English just as good as Americans

  • @garyonbroadway1919
    @garyonbroadway1919 2 года назад +22

    I first read the Chinese zodiac when I was 24 (my second cycle) and was blown away by how accurate (at least for me) the strengths and vulnerabilities of the Tiger I possess. And knowing that in Western astrology, the sign directly across the wheel is your compliment, I was baffled by my tumultuous relationship with my Mom (Pisces-me, Virgo-her). Then I learned that in Eastern astrology, your 6-year cross-wheel sign is your immortal antagonist. My Mother, may she RIP, was the Monkey on this Tiger's back for 47 years!

    • @TheUndeceived
      @TheUndeceived 2 года назад +1

      Wooooow. Yeah man im a tiger too and my little sister is a monkey and ooooh man the problems we have had over the years lolol.
      Then my fathers mother was a dragon, my mother is a dragon, and guess what my fiance is?? Ahahaha when i realized this my head almost spun off my shoulders.. i explained it to my dad (an ox) but i dont think it hit him as hard haha

  • @patchworkeclectic
    @patchworkeclectic 7 лет назад +941

    I didn't even need a notification. I'm on RUclips too much.

  • @analien8739
    @analien8739 5 лет назад +1784

    Wow Chinese astrology is lit

  • @lafkdjay
    @lafkdjay 6 лет назад +1733

    You know the narrator is Chinese descended, because no western TED host can pronounce Chinese this accurately.

    • @asherang7
      @asherang7 6 лет назад +15

      lafkdjay agreed

    • @iFoohj
      @iFoohj 5 лет назад +12

      How dafuq do you know that eh?

    • @chrysanthex
      @chrysanthex 5 лет назад +110

      Fuhj no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to get rid of a western accent when speaking another language. Same with Spanish, French, Russian, any other language you are not familiar with :0 but very noticeable in Chinese, when the spoken words have subtle changes that only a native or first generation could understand and say accurately.
      (You can also live in a certain country and begin to lose your western accent by immersion, but even people who live there for years can still have traces of non-native accent)

    • @iFoohj
      @iFoohj 5 лет назад +29

      @@chrysanthex i am from a country that doesnt speak english and i got rid of my accent. I never went to another country that speaks english to get rid of it. When i was learning english i just didnt have an accent even though my brother has an accent and my mom and my dad. But they dont really know english very well so...

    • @shuyingzheng7379
      @shuyingzheng7379 5 лет назад +10

      I am Malaysian
      I know Chinese

  • @elizabethsum8133
    @elizabethsum8133 3 года назад +65

    I have 6 siblings and growing up my mom would teach us about the Chinese zodiac( we’re Asian) . I find this method of understanding people to be very accurate. My family has 2 roosters, 2 dogs, one rabbit, one dragon, and one snake; also my parents are a tiger and a rabbit. I can confirm how accurate the zodiac is. It’s also very useful when dealing with one’s love life 🙏

    • @BurrisNicholasRockton
      @BurrisNicholasRockton 2 года назад +1

      im a tiger!

    • @mariustan9275
      @mariustan9275 2 года назад +11

      Hearing you say this makes it sound like you are the imperial zookeeper

    • @elizabethsum8133
      @elizabethsum8133 2 года назад +1

      @@mariustan9275 lmao 🤣

    • @person.244
      @person.244 Год назад +2

      Omg I thought at first you were listing your pets like roosters dogs and rabbits but then when you kept in going with dragons I understood 😭😭😭

    • @elizabethsum8133
      @elizabethsum8133 Год назад

      @@person.244 lmao that’s so funny

  • @neonWHALE002
    @neonWHALE002 4 года назад +928

    Aww, this is so much more wholesome than Greek mythology

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 3 года назад +57

      It leaves less arguing amongst people of who gets to be who

    • @thelordnaevis4946
      @thelordnaevis4946 3 года назад +54

      Oh god not the Greek drama

    • @Andy-iq9pz
      @Andy-iq9pz 3 года назад +52

      I'm Chinese-American, it is more wholesome, but i would say greek mythology is a bit more interesting

    • @missvixen45
      @missvixen45 3 года назад +16

      Yeah, I'm a big fan of Greek mythology but the players are quite ratchet! Lol

    • @oEDLIo
      @oEDLIo 3 года назад +2

      And boring

  • @ChiliCrisp88
    @ChiliCrisp88 4 года назад +294

    As a Thai-Chinese person, I was overjoyed at the wonderfully presented information in the video. I’m also super glad they got a narrator whom has the ability to pronounce the words and names accurately. Amazing video!💕

  • @chiaohongcheng
    @chiaohongcheng 7 лет назад +3303

    There was a cat, but cat got piss off by the rat

    • @ChrisPPotatoIDC
      @ChrisPPotatoIDC 7 лет назад +88

      ( ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)

    • @thatguyglenn7558
      @thatguyglenn7558 7 лет назад +7

      chiaohong cheng yea

    • @wonAWAY
      @wonAWAY 7 лет назад +34

      There was no cat, because he was eaten.

    • @jamiejodie6777
      @jamiejodie6777 7 лет назад +10

      chiaohong cheng noo thats a rabbit

    • @atticuschea8985
      @atticuschea8985 7 лет назад +319

      Cat suppose to join the race to but it forgetting what day the race suppose to start, so it go and ask mouse (who supposedly it best friend) and the mouse lie to the cat.....from that day on cat and mouse never get a long.

  • @diktrishabiswas
    @diktrishabiswas 3 года назад +65

    Ted-ed : Gathering information, putting efforts on animation, perfect editing within limited amount of time
    People : Gosh the Chinese pronunciation of this lady 😍😍😍😍

    • @SqueamishNerd
      @SqueamishNerd 2 года назад +4

      The credited narrator is named Pen-Pen Chen, so she's most likely native in Chinese.

    • @mn3io
      @mn3io 2 года назад +1

      CAN YOU IMAGINE SOMEONE MAKING A WHOLE VIDEO ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AND CULTURE BUT PRONOUNCING EVERYTHING WRONG?? EVERY SINGLE TIME?? EVEN IN THE MOST RESPECTED NEWS CHANNELS ON TV????? oh god i love ted ed hearing even just decent, easily pronounceable chinese in english media is better than harry styles note change in story of my life or something

  • @jazzy_jaymond
    @jazzy_jaymond 7 лет назад +627

    *And then the fire nation attacked*

  • @jiminspinkie4788
    @jiminspinkie4788 7 лет назад +617

    Isn't there a part about the cat?

    • @WeAMknn
      @WeAMknn 7 лет назад +117

      You can't escape the phandom One story said the mouse tricked the cat. The mouse agreed to wake the cat up to do the race but the mouse went on.

    • @fitnessoni7881
      @fitnessoni7881 7 лет назад +134

      You can't escape the phandom I was waiting for a Fruit Basket reference

    • @kennethliu470
      @kennethliu470 7 лет назад +21

      You can't escape the phandom the cat was on the ox along with the rat but the rat pushed him off into the river

    • @moi_kanal
      @moi_kanal 7 лет назад +1

      You can't escape the phandom
      3.40

    • @copperfield42
      @copperfield42 7 лет назад +2

      is not that the Japanese version?

  • @brighamsnyder8283
    @brighamsnyder8283 7 лет назад +312

    Didn't the ox carry both the rat and the cat across? But then the rat pushed the cat into the water and that's why the cat hates the rat so much?

    • @HaganeNoGijutsushi
      @HaganeNoGijutsushi 6 лет назад +43

      There's no cat in the original Chinese one... maybe that's the story for the Vietnamese?

    • @tsune_zin
      @tsune_zin 6 лет назад +60

      I am from Taiwan, and we do include the cat part in our stories. And we said tiger came in third instead of first because it thinks it would definitely be first, but mouse and cow were more hard-working and woke up earlier than tiger

    • @hunnynary8695
      @hunnynary8695 6 лет назад +8

      高梓根 Yeah I think we say that in Japan too

    • @nicolechiang4207
      @nicolechiang4207 6 лет назад +32

      Brigham Snyder I also am from Taiwan and there I was thought that the cat used to be best friends with the mouse and the day before the race the cat asked the mouse to wake the cat up for the race the mouse agreed but did not wake up the cat

    • @handypranata9487
      @handypranata9487 6 лет назад +14

      Brigham Snyder the night before the race, the cat and the mouse wanted to work together. In the morning of the race, the mouse went withour waking up the cat, and thats why the cat hated the mouse so much

  • @eeeeaaaaaooooo
    @eeeeaaaaaooooo 2 года назад +8

    By listening the voice actor pronounce everything right it shows how good this channel is along with everything else

  • @jacobedwards7678
    @jacobedwards7678 7 лет назад +764

    Chinnnaaaa

    • @sayfulislam42
      @sayfulislam42 7 лет назад +4

      ***** because you're an idiot.

    • @ytboipoi
      @ytboipoi 7 лет назад

      Donald Trump is this that Trump?

    • @khorps4756
      @khorps4756 7 лет назад

      Ave Caesar!

    • @Firmus777
      @Firmus777 7 лет назад +3

      Best country in the modern world.

    • @maximkazhenkov11
      @maximkazhenkov11 7 лет назад +2

      +Neanderthal Man Is Donald Trump related to you?

  • @viixine7666
    @viixine7666 4 года назад +580

    Fruits Basket fan-girling intensifies

  • @buinugget6912
    @buinugget6912 7 лет назад +438

    In Vietnam, we change "sheep" into "goat" too

    • @bwimmin6626
      @bwimmin6626 7 лет назад +21

      ohhhh so that's the reason why in Malaysia we were confused whether it's the sheep or goat year

    • @hongeast5174
      @hongeast5174 7 лет назад +41

      Actually In Chinese, Yang means goat sheep and ram all together.

    • @baoanhtran7610
      @baoanhtran7610 6 лет назад +1

      yup, you're right

    • @XuesongWang-s5x
      @XuesongWang-s5x 6 лет назад +2

      because sheep and goat are called Caprini(羊)and in the China there is no sheep at all. So you also use goat following us.

    • @nickl5998
      @nickl5998 6 лет назад +1

      Chickie Hằng It doesn’t matter cuz the sheep and goat share the same Kanji

  • @jennypinkvalley4714
    @jennypinkvalley4714 3 года назад +262

    When You know all of this because of Fruits Basket.... 0-0

    • @cinnamonchilde1311
      @cinnamonchilde1311 3 года назад +14

      wasnt it a Banquet not a race? and the Mouse told the cat a different date?

    • @Lulu-by5px
      @Lulu-by5px 3 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @Lulu-by5px
      @Lulu-by5px 3 года назад +2

      @@cinnamonchilde1311 yea it was like that or some

    • @aishwaryaiyengar7729
      @aishwaryaiyengar7729 3 года назад +1

      @@cinnamonchilde1311 i think its a japanese variation

    • @freshsmile7569
      @freshsmile7569 3 года назад

      Yeah..thats y i came

  • @mariebcfhs9491
    @mariebcfhs9491 5 лет назад +76

    3:53 Naga is the snake who devoted it's live to protect Buddha by the way

  • @grasified4320
    @grasified4320 5 лет назад +69

    I remember watching a show called Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat that explained the Great Race, and that's how I remembered the order of the Chinese zodiac

    • @niyazhao
      @niyazhao 3 года назад +2

      My childhood!! Sagwa 🥺

  • @linaje3459
    @linaje3459 5 лет назад +262

    Somewhere, Kyo is quaking at this video lol

  • @emo_comebac
    @emo_comebac 3 года назад +29

    So clear and authentic!
    That's the version I have heard in my childhood.
    BTW the pronunciation of 地支 and 天干 is quite right as well as the explanation of the sixty-year-cycled year counting system. (甲子)
    The LCM of 10 and 12 is 60
    That's why a cycle is sixty years

    • @person.244
      @person.244 Год назад +1

      OHHH THANK YOU I was confused because I would think 10x12 is 120 but that makes sense

    • @nathanoyeght
      @nathanoyeght Год назад

      I don't think that it is about the LCM.
      The idea is much simpler - The cycle of 60 years is composed of the 12 animals and the 5 elements (12 × 5 = 60). Then, there are alternating sets of yin and yang cycles.

    • @sheldonzhuge8382
      @sheldonzhuge8382 10 месяцев назад

      @@person.244 60 is correct answer. "Ten heavenly stems" is "甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸" and "twelve earthly branches" is ''子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥‘’. The first year is the year of "甲子" . The second year is the year of "乙丑",not the year of "甲丑". "丙寅","丁卯","戊辰" and so on.

    • @sheldonzhuge8382
      @sheldonzhuge8382 10 месяцев назад

      @@nathanoyeght It's not simple permutation.''Ten heavenly stems" is "甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸" and "twelve earthly branches" is ''子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥‘’. The order is as follows: "甲子","乙丑","丙寅" and so on. The answer is 60, the least common multiple of 10 and 12

  • @lucyaarellano7672
    @lucyaarellano7672 4 года назад +178

    I swear everyone knows fruits basket😂😂
    Yuki💜...

    • @orihallmark
      @orihallmark 3 года назад +4

      @Georgia Rafalaf I’m American and grew up knowing this before I even watched fruits basket!

    • @emmawang5074
      @emmawang5074 3 года назад +3

      girl fruits basket didnt invent chinese mythology LMAO

    • @orihallmark
      @orihallmark 3 года назад +1

      @@emmawang5074 true, however I think it is nice that people can learn things about Chinese mythology from tv shows that they like :)

    • @CreamPuffIg
      @CreamPuffIg 3 года назад +1

      I'm half Chinese and a anime fan so fruit basket fans where are you XD

    • @cSedx00022
      @cSedx00022 2 года назад

      Yeah well it was my first anime 😂

  • @MusicIslife-nn9gn
    @MusicIslife-nn9gn 5 лет назад +311

    Who else was excited when they heard there’s going to be a Fruit Basket reboot!!!

  • @minseokk7015
    @minseokk7015 5 лет назад +404

    Lmao this video left out the whole fiasco with the cat...the cat was supposed to be a part of the zodiac

    • @Vor567tez
      @Vor567tez 5 лет назад +1

      Can u explain?? Please.

    • @foreverfriendsg
      @foreverfriendsg 5 лет назад +164

      @@Vor567tez according to legend, the mouse had promised to wake the cat up on the day of the race, but in fact lied to the cat and never woke the cat up, so the cat slept through the race and thus was not part of the 12 zodiacs.

    • @Vor567tez
      @Vor567tez 5 лет назад +8

      @@foreverfriendsg thank you

    • @greatdaneacdc
      @greatdaneacdc 5 лет назад +22

      The Cat is in the same spot as the Rabbit! Some use Cat or Rabbit!
      I guess they both taste the same !
      Just kidding sensitive little Wabbits!

    • @minseokk7015
      @minseokk7015 5 лет назад +2

      david charles smith lol what a sad soul

  • @greyding5503
    @greyding5503 Год назад +18

    thank you ted, I'm a Chinese Chinese who's very emerged in Chinese cultures but this is the first time someone explained to me that I can have more than one animal zodiac which can also be determined by the month, day or time of the day that you were born. Always learning about myself.

    • @ninayang5042
      @ninayang5042 8 месяцев назад

      I’m also Chinese but I don’t know a lot of Chinese culture. Thanks for sharing!

  • @BabaJeez
    @BabaJeez 4 года назад +29

    In Western astrology, what people think of as their 'sign' refers only to the 'Sun' sign. It's much more complex than that. In Eastern astrology, what people think of as their 'sign' is closely related to the cycles of the Moon. Eastern astrology is also much more complex than that. Why does one tend to focus on the Sun and one on the Moon? Solar and Lunar calendars, for one reason, but there's a deeper reason why Lunar calendars are common in the East. It has to do with Yang and Ying, the fundamental 'opposing' (mutually supporting) forces of the universe. In physics, they're called 'negative' and 'positive.'

    • @GoodVideos4
      @GoodVideos4 2 года назад

      I was just saying - In Western Astrology, each sign is for a month. But, in Eastern Astrology, each sign is for a year. Now, in Western Astrology, that is only the sun sign. There is also the moon sign, the ascendant or rising sign, and so on. There doesn't seem to be those sort of things in Eastern Astrology, with only the one sign influence.

  • @bochaowang2400
    @bochaowang2400 7 лет назад +127

    Most Chinese people don't care about the 60-year cycle but only the 12-year cycle. Also, I've never heard of the inner animal, true animal or secret animal in my life...

    • @josiewilliams4457
      @josiewilliams4457 7 лет назад +7

      +multiyoisi mok it doesnt matter what you think is cooler the way a culture works isnt based on the fact that your preferences

    • @shenmaluren
      @shenmaluren 7 лет назад +10

      Bochao Wang 生辰八字啊哥

    • @ycp2147
      @ycp2147 7 лет назад +6

      In the Chinese Fortune-Telling methodology, Bazi, there are four combinations of sexagenary cycles which correspond to four different representations of your birth time. Inner animal is the animal of your birth month, which determines your personality; while true animal is the birth animal of your birth day, which means your true self; while secret animal stands up for the timing where you were born, which entails the sub consciousness. It exists just in theory, but most of them aren't true. Only those who lack self-esteem seek the truth through this approach.

    • @orashiruki313
      @orashiruki313 7 лет назад

      Bochao Wang, i heard of inner, true and secret animal.

    • @franciscoaoyama7323
      @franciscoaoyama7323 7 лет назад +1

      My dear, you never heard, because you are young or don't have enough information, so sorry carry on... One day you'll reach it.

  • @tarafebriani9077
    @tarafebriani9077 4 года назад +30

    i love how the dragon guard others animal and the trio choose the most humble and funny one. love the story

  • @Ok48294
    @Ok48294 3 года назад +2

    What is the best of ted Ed's videos is their animation. It's Because it's so very satisfying and beautiful to look at

  • @LaxmiDevi-hc5mt
    @LaxmiDevi-hc5mt 4 года назад +45

    Fruits basket taught me about the Chinese zodiac first ngl

  • @suhani551
    @suhani551 4 года назад +114

    I am actually watching an anime called Fruit basket which is based upon the Chinese zodiac.💜

    • @mochichichi2458
      @mochichichi2458 3 года назад +2

      me too

    • @freshsmile7569
      @freshsmile7569 3 года назад +6

      Everybody is.. its the top anime of this season..

    • @Aikotan_3
      @Aikotan_3 3 года назад +1

      YeAh

    • @kpopper8964
      @kpopper8964 3 года назад +1

      I watched that when I was still in high school but didn't get to see the ending.. not til RUclips came, 😃

  • @MinecraftCutiepie
    @MinecraftCutiepie 7 лет назад +23

    It's so interesting to finally know the history and lore behind this great calendar! :)

  • @Lin-ec8ys
    @Lin-ec8ys 3 года назад +10

    I'm a rabbit and so are most of my friends and I’m half Chinese and seeing the Voice Actor able to pronounce everything in Mandarin correctly just proves how good this channel is.

  • @JohannesBurbach
    @JohannesBurbach 7 лет назад +112

    I'm so glad you can leave voice messages as comments now!!!
    ▶ 🔘──────── 00:13

  • @gaylelim6672
    @gaylelim6672 5 лет назад +122

    Jade Emperor flexed on us all, he only created the zodiac to tell time

  • @PixelThink745
    @PixelThink745 7 лет назад +7

    As someone who celebrates Chinese New Year with my family every year I thought I would just watch the video to confirm what I know. I actually learned that elements are assigned to the calendar. Thanks!

  • @videogollumer
    @videogollumer 2 года назад +6

    Wow, this version makes some of the animals seem a WHOLE lot less selfish. In the version I heard, they all wanted to come in first; y'know, because it's a race with the prize being a great honor. Of course, that was from the PBS series, "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"; IMO, it's one of PBS's best shows.

  • @unoqueen_
    @unoqueen_ 5 лет назад +89

    Well, I'm happy that my sign (The Mouse) came in first, but did it have to be so cruel? Poor Ox, at least it came in second :)

    • @helldronez
      @helldronez 4 года назад +2

      well you outsmart the ox so. isn't it some kind of cheating tho? lol

    • @unoqueen_
      @unoqueen_ 4 года назад +1

      Happy Poop idk, mythology certainly didn’t mind lol 😂

    • @okibelieveyou.4743
      @okibelieveyou.4743 4 года назад

      its okay

    • @mk_valentine2007
      @mk_valentine2007 4 года назад +1

      mine came in last :(

    • @decoral
      @decoral 3 года назад +6

      It didn't stop there. It also deliberately cheated the cat out of the race by not waking it up on time, or outright push the cat into the water, where it nearly drowned, in the versions the cat did participate in the race.

  • @TheBluebird27
    @TheBluebird27 6 лет назад +5799

    Of course my sign comes in dead last from not even trying.

    • @aquilaaltaire3007
      @aquilaaltaire3007 6 лет назад +490

      Dackerman The pigs motto is hakuna mattata!

    • @TheBluebird27
      @TheBluebird27 6 лет назад +102

      lol apparently

    • @BMarie774
      @BMarie774 6 лет назад +164

      Dackerman I feel your pain. When she said that I was like "dammit. Ducking accurate though"

    • @dango5720
      @dango5720 6 лет назад +14

      Dackerman I feel you tbh

    • @zoe4299
      @zoe4299 6 лет назад +89

      🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
      pigs only.
      ok so we may be lame but were awesome because we're cute
      like who doesn't like pigs
      🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷

  • @theflmflameffect731
    @theflmflameffect731 5 лет назад +196

    I am year of the Ox and I am happy with that cause I grateful that the Ox would give up 1st place for the mouse and I apriciate his kindness :)

  • @remiliascarlet19
    @remiliascarlet19 7 лет назад +26

    The video should mention that your birth year should be calculated according to Lunar calendar. Not normal calendar.

    • @harp3485
      @harp3485 7 лет назад

      agreed agreed. My sister was born on the year of the rabbit but following the lunar calandar, she's a tiger.

    • @svoboda6111
      @svoboda6111 6 лет назад

      born in 2001, year of the snake but im born on 15 januari, so still a dragon :)

    • @GoodVideos4
      @GoodVideos4 2 года назад

      In Hong Kong I was told that they would just go according to the year.

    • @ninjapirate123
      @ninjapirate123 2 года назад

      So this means Jeff Bezos is a Rabbit, not a dragon right

  • @KiSm15
    @KiSm15 3 года назад +1

    The pronunciation!! 👌👌👌 so glad this channel actually puts in the effort to get a tonal language right

  • @boy638
    @boy638 7 лет назад +761

    Uploaded just in time for Chinese New Year :)

    • @Thaplayer1209
      @Thaplayer1209 7 лет назад +4

      boy638 are you sure this ain't uploaded for Chinese New Year

    • @carolinathevampireprincess
      @carolinathevampireprincess 6 лет назад

      boy638 When it is Chinese New Year?

    • @大王叫我来巡山-i3v
      @大王叫我来巡山-i3v 6 лет назад

      Charis Aurelius always in February

    • @frjuy
      @frjuy 6 лет назад +1

      nope, most of the time in February, sometimes in late January

    • @GLPentAxel
      @GLPentAxel 6 лет назад +2

      If you want to be politically correct, Lunar New Year *

  • @tytube3001
    @tytube3001 7 лет назад +161

    I can't believe the Chinese believe in this nonsense, they must be all Leos.

    • @ConnieGil
      @ConnieGil 7 лет назад +1

      tytube3001 😂😂😂

    • @EricLing64
      @EricLing64 7 лет назад +71

      tytube3001 It's a myth not religion. Would you prefer a god that committed global genocide?

    • @Gaiwen_Li
      @Gaiwen_Li 7 лет назад +25

      tytube3001 it's not a religion, it's a nice mythical story

    • @soulreaperichig0
      @soulreaperichig0 7 лет назад +49

      Can't believe you guys dont get the joke.

    • @beatsmeh90s
      @beatsmeh90s 7 лет назад

      +Eric Ling gg got rekt.

  • @tuyethanhnguyen7775
    @tuyethanhnguyen7775 6 лет назад +7

    In our country, this calendar plays an important role because the animals can show a part of our characters. It's not always clear because it belongs to spirituality, but I believe that there is a significant connection. For example, people who were born in Horse years are very patient and diligent, not everyone but I have witnessed a lot of people like that.

  • @Berkeleykid94703
    @Berkeleykid94703 3 года назад +15

    I’m a dog, frolicking in the water so he looses the race , sounds very accurate for me lol. I always stop to frolic 🤣❤️🙏🏾

  • @axafiraxafir3205
    @axafiraxafir3205 7 лет назад +159

    In malay "Naga" is a dragon.So the Thai didn't change anything to the zodiac

    • @tombob2032
      @tombob2032 7 лет назад +2

      But that's in Malay, not Thai

    • @slovasky157
      @slovasky157 7 лет назад +8

      Axafir Axafir and also Indonesian

    • @omegi217
      @omegi217 7 лет назад +8

      Axafir Axafir same in indonesia

    • @lazyaf.5809
      @lazyaf.5809 7 лет назад

      นาคี

    • @lazyaf.5809
      @lazyaf.5809 7 лет назад

      I'm thai but I di change naga. There are so many people in my country respect the naga.
      Idk if someone call dragon zodiac naga in my country.

  • @user-ss3bv8zb8m
    @user-ss3bv8zb8m 6 лет назад +578

    Horse: I hate snakeu

  • @samhwwg
    @samhwwg 4 года назад +27

    The Chinese Dragon 「龍」 and Naga 「那伽」are very similar but had vastly different origins. The Chinese dragon originated from China (duh) and is not attributed to merely water, there are many dragons in China, some of them controls light, some of them controls lightning, some of them are war gods; and Naga originated from India, they were supposed to only be poisonous mythical snakes that controls water, later Buddhism entered China from India and brought along the mythical stories of Naga, the Chinese translated the Naga 「那伽」as dragon「龍」, and so the two merged, so in China, Naga and Dragon are the same thing.

    • @chatgpt4135
      @chatgpt4135 2 года назад +6

      Naga is not just a poisonous snake, it's a class of cobra or Serpent Gods which is worshipped and considered as protector and benefactor of good people, In Indian myth

    • @012-g1b
      @012-g1b Год назад +1

      Not really, 那伽 is still 那伽 in Chinese. Only Buddhists translate it "dragon" in Buddhist scriptures, and folks still call it Naga, which is one of the gods of Tianlongbabu .

  • @foxglovefairy7296
    @foxglovefairy7296 2 года назад +4

    Really appreciate this video, i knew about the animals but now need to learn more! Never stop learning. Thank you!

  • @dropmelon
    @dropmelon 7 лет назад +181

    Isn't naga and dragon the same animal?
    At least in my language, naga in english is dragon.

    • @烏梨師斂
      @烏梨師斂 7 лет назад +24

      remilia scarlet Naga is a mythical creature from Hindu origin. In Southeast Asia its associated with a giant water dwelling snake/dragon thing

    • @akahari6851
      @akahari6851 7 лет назад

      So it's basicaly a water dragon in the Western meaning, as asian dragons, unless the western ones, resemble snakes

    • @dave5194
      @dave5194 7 лет назад +17

      Revanaught No, not really. Chinese dragons are associated with the forces of nature, water in particular, a lot. Stuff like typhoons, waterfalls, floods, and rain

    • @DashRevoTV
      @DashRevoTV 7 лет назад +23

      Well, based on which language you ask. In Bahasa Melayu, naga when translated to English means dragon.

    • @rustygear447
      @rustygear447 7 лет назад +8

      Naga is dragon for the Asian people, but it's actually very different from the Western dragon so i just call them Naga.
      Chinese Naga is like a giant snake with 4 legs and can fly using magic.
      South East Asian Naga is a giant snake with no leg sometimes with many heads and can also fly (originate from Hindu mythology).
      Western dragon is a giant lizard with 4 legs and 2 wings.

  • @emileebaack6933
    @emileebaack6933 7 лет назад +77

    I don't know if this was just me, but I remember the story with a cat?

    • @nx1410
      @nx1410 7 лет назад +24

      Yea the cat told the mouse to wake the cat up for the zodiac race because its a first come first serve basis the first 12 animals will get to race but the mouse did not thats why cats hate mouses

    • @Aritul
      @Aritul 6 лет назад

      SAINT. Thanks!

    • @Tudou4403
      @Tudou4403 6 лет назад +2

      Emilee Baack fruits basket

  • @estiekung4752
    @estiekung4752 7 лет назад +62

    Hmm... I'm a fire pig apparently... but everyone says I'm a golden pig????

    • @ravenstar6464
      @ravenstar6464 7 лет назад +1

      Ikr! They never explained it.

    • @Billiea32
      @Billiea32 7 лет назад +1

      Estie Kung same! Some people say I'm a golden fire pig, then I'm a golden pig, now a fire pig but now a pig?

    • @Plonade
      @Plonade 7 лет назад +1

      It depends also in what month you were born, because the traditionnal Chinese new year's day is around the end of January and the beginning of February. So you may be born in 2007 but if you were on the beginning of the year, it might be a different sign than the rest of the year. Hope that makes sense ^^

    • @Plonade
      @Plonade 7 лет назад +1

      And don't quote me on that I might completely wrong XD You should check out by yourself just to make sure

    • @dogmeatz
      @dogmeatz 7 лет назад

      Thomas DYOUX you're actually correct though. Here's an example: My dad was born in early January and his animal was a dragon and even though my mum was also born in the same year as my dad she was born later in may and now, her animal is the snake. It is also some reasons why some Chinese call the month August, '七月' which means 7th month even though august is the 8th. As the Chinese calendar is about half a month behind.

  • @cyp_prm
    @cyp_prm 3 года назад +6

    I think in Thailand, we have both concepts for naga(the serpent looking one with no leg) and dragon( Chinese dragon which has legs, the Mushu looking one) so it's not like we can use naga when we're going to say dragon and vice versa. As to which we use in the chinese zodiac, I think we do use both images and we do call it the large snake or the dragon year.

  • @Angel-oy8pj
    @Angel-oy8pj 5 лет назад +31

    I am chinese
    So in my school we watch videos about this in chinese everyday
    I HAVE SEEN THIS STORY 57 TIMES I AM NOT LYING
    (btw im a cow)

    • @moylinkinpark
      @moylinkinpark 4 года назад +6

      Hi, I'm a human!

    • @jianl6725
      @jianl6725 4 года назад +1

      @@moylinkinpark Hello Human, I'm Jian Ceasar Samantila!

  • @APTX-uz8zz
    @APTX-uz8zz 7 лет назад +124

    The Chinese culture is amazing!!!

    • @Leon-mq8on
      @Leon-mq8on 7 лет назад +13

      +Darshan Kumara According to who? You?

    • @nxstlgia
      @nxstlgia 7 лет назад +8

      Darshan Kumara Both Indian cultures and Chinese cultures are equally amazing :)

    • @nyameow1506
      @nyameow1506 7 лет назад +15

      Darshan Kumara 🙄does Indian always act like you?

    • @nxstlgia
      @nxstlgia 7 лет назад +7

      nya meo w Nope, I'm indian and I don't act like him.

    • @nyameow1506
      @nyameow1506 7 лет назад +4

      Sharvani Veeraraghavan thats it√ i do not know much about Indian culture but I know some Indian young, both of them are kind and friendly

  • @midokaye7629
    @midokaye7629 7 лет назад +50

    Background music is played by mongolian instrumental "Morin khuur"

    • @MsMeemii
      @MsMeemii 6 лет назад

      what is the piece called?

  • @jagannadharao219
    @jagannadharao219 3 года назад +2

    woah!! i was born in 2007...i thought i'd need to calculate a lot but she said it and the chinese pronounciation is just awesome

  • @amrihakimi1239
    @amrihakimi1239 5 лет назад +162

    In Malay, Naga is actually a word for Dragon

    • @degeneratedcow4209
      @degeneratedcow4209 5 лет назад +10

      It is indonesian

    • @amrihakimi1239
      @amrihakimi1239 5 лет назад +2

      Doge_Donnut 1 yes it is

    • @dankirs7753
      @dankirs7753 4 года назад +3

      Its indonesian

    • @noelleyang8147
      @noelleyang8147 4 года назад +19

      @@degeneratedcow4209 it is not only Indonesian, also Myanmar. Naga means dragon

    • @plainbun
      @plainbun 4 года назад +8

      Cool! So I guess South East Asian countries call it Naga 🤔

  • @ufo717212
    @ufo717212 7 лет назад +33

    Just want to point out that the year of birth applied in this zodiac system is based on the Chinese Lunar calendar, not the commonly used Gregorian calendar. For example, 1990 is labeled as the year of horse and 1991 is labeled as the year of sheep in the video. That is not accurate since 1990/1991 is the year index from the Gregorian calendar. I was born in January 1991, which was right between the global new year day and the Chinese new year day. Therefore my zodiac is still horse not sheep, even though most people born in 1991 have sheep as their zodiac.

    • @majoy1500
      @majoy1500 7 лет назад

      ukyee hi I'm born on March 1997 what zodiac sign could i have?

    • @lskyes
      @lskyes 7 лет назад

      +Water and Colors 97 is ox

    • @GoodVideos4
      @GoodVideos4 2 года назад

      In Hong Kong I was told that they would just go according to the year.

    • @ninjapirate123
      @ninjapirate123 2 года назад

      @@GoodVideos4 That is not true

  • @salmaestro
    @salmaestro 7 лет назад +394

    Roosters where u at (it's also rooster year :D)

    • @salmaestro
      @salmaestro 7 лет назад +5

      That was oddly quick.

    • @ryph
      @ryph 7 лет назад

      Salman Warsama herererererereree herere

    • @heedsason9695
      @heedsason9695 7 лет назад

      Salman Warsama ayy

    • @ighost5k
      @ighost5k 7 лет назад +1

      can some specifically interpret what 1993 was in the Chinese calendar?

    • @genec.2985
      @genec.2985 7 лет назад +1

      Excuse you but it isn't the year of rooster yet until Saturday lol

  • @kyrenechen6335
    @kyrenechen6335 10 месяцев назад +1

    The myth also includes the fact that the mouse was supposed to wake up the cat early as well but forgot in excitement. That is why they are enemies to this day.

  • @MusicIslife-nn9gn
    @MusicIslife-nn9gn 6 лет назад +337

    Who else was thinking about Fruits Basket for the whole video??

  • @MulliganGambler
    @MulliganGambler 7 лет назад +25

    HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR FROM EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND!!!!!!!

  • @kinman1579
    @kinman1579 4 года назад +38

    of course i'm a procrastinator. my sign comes last while enjoying life

  • @pepper4632
    @pepper4632 2 года назад +2

    When I was little, my dad told me “why cats hate mice” because the cat and the mouse agreed to reach first and second together but sice the mouse didn’t wake the cat that’s why it wasn’t one of the zodiacs in China

  • @michaelhamson2392
    @michaelhamson2392 5 лет назад +14

    I actually knew this when I was small because my family followed Chinese traditions (we are not native Chinese).

  • @ms66725
    @ms66725 7 лет назад +21

    TED ed is awesome ...(better than ted talks in fact)

  • @lauryanval6460
    @lauryanval6460 4 года назад +76

    Who else watch fruits basket?

    • @chicken9721
      @chicken9721 3 года назад +1

      Meeee

    • @ayeshaosman2574
      @ayeshaosman2574 3 года назад

      Me

    • @ananya4228
      @ananya4228 3 года назад +2

      I'm here because of Fruits basket too! I realized I'm the year of the rabbit but I have nothing common with Momiji (love him though) 😂

    • @senecajade4875
      @senecajade4875 3 года назад +1

      Over here 🙋🏼‍♀️

    • @drinotdry1591
      @drinotdry1591 3 года назад

      😆

  • @metadragon7500
    @metadragon7500 3 года назад +2

    It feels so good to hear someone talking about anything Chinese without butchering the names.

  • @xyon9090
    @xyon9090 6 лет назад +447

    *I'm year of the rabbit.*
    My favorite animal too!

  • @morrisondragon3506
    @morrisondragon3506 5 лет назад +70

    Western astrology is not constellation based. It just uses the names of the constellations. It's a system based on the position of the Sun relative to us (Tropical)

    • @dianheffernan3436
      @dianheffernan3436 3 года назад +1

      A lot of it goes with personalities or actions

  • @micahgmiranda
    @micahgmiranda 7 лет назад +10

    You left out my spirit animal, the Attack Helicopter.