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Rat (zodiac)

The rat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

People who are born under this Chinese sign are called "rats" and are said to be creative, honest, generous, ambitious, quick-tempered and wasteful. Rats are said to get along well with "monkeys" and "dragons," and to get along poorly with "horses."

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