cầm tinh
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Definition
- Verb:
- To be born under the auspices of (one of the twelve zodiac animals): This term refers to the traditional East Asian belief that a person's birth year, according to the lunar calendar, is associated with one of the twelve zodiac animals, which is believed to influence their personality and destiny.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy cầm tinh con trâu. (He was born under the auspices of the buffalo.)
- Bà tôi cầm tinh con rồng. (My grandmother was born under the auspices of the dragon.)
- Người cầm tinh con mèo thường được cho là kín đáo. (People born under the auspices of the cat are often considered reserved.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cầm tinh" is often used in formal or literary contexts, such as in horoscopes, fortune-telling, or traditional descriptions. In everyday conversation, the simpler phrase "tuổi con..." (age of the [animal]) is more common.
- Cô ấy cầm tinh con ngựa, tức là tuổi Ngọ. (She was born under the auspices of the horse, meaning her zodiac sign is the Horse.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tuổi (n): Age; often used to refer to one's zodiac animal in the structure "tuổi + [animal]".
- Tôi tuổi Thìn. (I was born in the Year of the Dragon.)
- Con giáp (n): Zodiac animal.
- Mười hai con giáp (The twelve zodiac animals)
- Hoàng đạo (n): Zodiac (more commonly used for the Western zodiac system).
Synonyms
- Mang tuổi: To carry the age/sign of (less common, more literary).
- Ông ấy mang tuổi con hổ. (He carries the sign of the tiger.)
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Cầm tinh con...: The standard structure for stating one's zodiac sign in a formal/traditional way.
- Cầm tinh con khỉ (To be born under the auspices of the monkey)
- Năm... cầm tinh con...: The year of the [animal].
- Năm 2025 cầm tinh con rắn. (The year 2025 is under the auspices of the snake.)
- To be born under the auspices of (one of the twelve animals whose names are given to the lunar years)
- anh ấy cầm tinh con trâuhe was born under the auspices of a buffalo