希望能帮到你IsitRatorMouse? 　　TheChineseword鼠canrefertoeitherratormouse-therearenodistinctivewordsforthem.TheillustrationsintheChineseZodiacscriptsdepictedacommonlookofthetwo,orsomelookmorelikeratandothersmorelikemouse.SotheEnglishtranslation“Rat”or“Mouse”isfineeitherwayasbotharecommonunisexnouns.Weuse“Rat”onthissitebecauseithasbeenwidelyusedforChineseZodiac. 　　IsitOxorCow? 　　Similarto“RatorMouse”above,theChineseword牛canrefertowaterbuffalo,cattle,ox,etc.TheillustrationsintheChineseZodiacscriptsoftenshowedwaterbuffaloasitwasacommonlivestockinancientcentralChina,orsometimesitshowedoxorcattle.Weuse“Ox”onthissitebecauseithasbeenwidelyusedforChineseZodiac. 　　IsitSheep,GoatorRam? 　　Chineseword羊doesnotmean“goat”or“sheep”specifically.GoatwascommonlyillustratedintheChineseZodiacscripts,butmodernzodiacbooksdepictSheepmoreoften.Weuse“Sheep”onthissitebecauseithasbeenwidelyusedforChineseZodiac.Goatisfinetoo,butRamisnotrecommendedasitreferstomalesheep. 　　IsitRoosterorChicken? 　　AlthoughtheChineseword鸡(chicken)isageneric,unisexnoun,theillustrationsinChineseZodiacscriptsalwaysshowedamalechicken,i.e.,rooster.Thisistheonlyexceptionofall12Zodiacanimals,possiblybecauserooster’scrowndepictschickenmoredistinctivelysoitisnotmistakenforotherbirds.SoWeuse“Rooster”onthissite. 　　IsitPigorBoar? 　　Pigisacommonlyusedunisexterm,whereasBoarisamalepig.So,itisano-brainer,“Pig”.