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Why Vietnam has a cat where China has a rabbit
The same twelve-animal zodiac, three countries, three lists that do not match: the Vietnamese cat, the Japanese boar, and the linguistic explanation for the gap.
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Chinese name for the zodiac: the twelve animal signs that structure the calendar.

The same twelve-animal zodiac, three countries, three lists that do not match: the Vietnamese cat, the Japanese boar, and the linguistic explanation for the gap.

From twelve animals to five elements, the Chinese zodiac hides a fascinating cosmology. The great race legend, the betrayed cat, and Fruits Basket.
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