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The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗 also refers to the actual animal while 戌, also refers to the zodiac animal.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog (zodiac) | Baxter–Sagart (2014) | *Cə.kˤroʔ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Chinese | 狗 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Fuzhou BUC | gēu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Hanyu Pinyin | gǒu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Hokkien POJ | kó͘ / kió / káu | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | IPA | [kòʊ] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | IPA | [kɐw˧˥] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Jian'ou Romanized | gě / ě | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Jyutping | gau2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingǒuWade–Gileskou3IPA[kòʊ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationgáuJyutpinggau2IPA[kɐw˧˥]Southern MinHokkien POJkó͘ / kió / káuEastern MinFuz… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Wade–Giles | kou3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dog (zodiac) | Yale Romanization | gáu | 1.00 | infobox |
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