Word of the Week: Pig – 猪 zhū

The twelfth of the Chinese zodiac is 猪– ‘pig’.

Prounuciation

猪 is pronounced zhū.

Meaning

The character猪（zhū）,its original meaning is a kind of livestock, mammals. It expanded to become one of the Chinese zodiacs.

Example：

猪八戒(zhū bā jiè)

Zhu Bajie is one of the four main characters in the Chinese classic “Journey to the West”.

人怕出名猪怕壮 (rén pà chū mínɡ zhū pà zhuànɡ)

One is afraid of causing trouble after being famous just as a pig is slaughtered after becoming fat.