The myth behind the Chinese zodiac - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

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What’s your sign? In Western astrology, it’s a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar. But according to the Chinese zodiac (生肖), it’s your shuxiang, meaning the animal assigned to your birth year. Of the many myths explaining these animal signs and their arrangement, the most enduring one is that of The Great Race. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen recounts this classic myth.
Lesson by Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Marta Prokopová.

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@TEDEd Жыл бұрын

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@TEDEdMandarin Жыл бұрын

TED-Ed 的免费教育动画现有中文版!

@Eloh_Dragons 7 ай бұрын

No 999

@glide727 3 жыл бұрын

I’m half Chinese and seeing the Voice Actor able to pronounce everything in Mandarin correctly just proves how good this channel is.

@dumbleking5172 3 жыл бұрын

As a full Chinese (but not from China) it sounds a bit more digitalized and I can't blame them, speaking it _accurately_ with it's variety of tones can be very hard if you want to strive for accuracy. (I'm totally fine with them doing this, don't take this as a hate comment)

@user-fi1vh7yg5b 3 жыл бұрын

lol they got a Chinese person to say the mandarin words it's in the title the name is Pen Pen Chen

@kouro6088 3 жыл бұрын

Only my family can do chinese

@gloriawang5608 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-fi1vh7yg5b No the people credited in the title are the people who researched and created the story. They get a voice actor to do the speaking

@traveljournal9928 3 жыл бұрын

@@gloriawang5608 the narrator is credited as Pen Pen Chen if you click the link to the full lesson. But you are right that the two people credited in the title are the listed Educators.

@_emmachong 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else remember hearing about how the mouse tricked the cat so that it could take place instead of the cat.

@sophiaxie9681 4 жыл бұрын

YES

@glacekrystals 4 жыл бұрын

I heard about that! I watched it instead of hearing about it. I learn about it when I was in school Chinese school of course!!

@wyannecantanimate393 4 жыл бұрын

YES! Was slightly disappointed when they didn't say that part

@mahalallel2012 4 жыл бұрын

or the dragon helping the rabbit.

@actionjackson2721 4 жыл бұрын

In Vietnamese zodiac the cat replaced the rabbit

@huifeng6 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite story about the zodiac was not mentioned: The cat also got an invitation for the race. Because it is sleeping all day, it asked it´s friend the mouse to wake it up on time. The mouse, knowing that the cat would make it through the river faster than itself, said yes, but did not do it. The result: The cat got up too late and did not make it into the circle. Ever since then, it resents the mouse and catches it whenever it can.

@kayetee3237 Жыл бұрын

Fruit basket

@xyre8443 Жыл бұрын

I thought they will mention this on this video because it really something important to the story.

@tonezone99 Жыл бұрын

Haha

@charupattani3054 Жыл бұрын

Ya I also know abt it through fruits basket but they didn’t mention it

@himanimishra5535 Жыл бұрын

That's so fruit basket

@yvettebyvexxi 2 жыл бұрын

1:50 I loved that the monkey and the rooster gave the 8th place to the sheep “who had been the most comforting and harmonious of them.”

@TheBluebird27 6 жыл бұрын

Of course my sign comes in dead last from not even trying.

@aquilaaltaire3007 6 жыл бұрын

Dackerman The pigs motto is hakuna mattata!

@TheBluebird27 6 жыл бұрын

lol apparently

@BMarie774 5 жыл бұрын

Dackerman I feel your pain. When she said that I was like "dammit. Ducking accurate though"

@dango5720 5 жыл бұрын

Dackerman I feel you tbh

@zoe4299 5 жыл бұрын

🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷 pigs only. ok so we may be lame but were awesome because we're cute like who doesn't like pigs 🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷

@dracodracarys2339 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if it was Australia who had invented the lunar zodiac, we'd have a Year of the Kangaroo, Year of the Koala, Year of the Platypus, Year of the Wombat....

@kimcarrier9834 5 жыл бұрын

No, we will worship only Emu

@FurbyCraftYT 5 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhh no

@hippieskye8794 5 жыл бұрын

Year of the Cassowary

@alfredosaucetastesgood1678 5 жыл бұрын

old but.. year of the emu

@theropen1997 5 жыл бұрын

Year of the Rainbow Serpent.

@christiely5832 Жыл бұрын

The story I’ve heard was that there were 13 zodiacs the very last being the cat who didn’t make the top 12 because it got tricked by the mouse and almost drowned in the water. Thus explaining why cats hate mice and why they’re afraid of water

@autorain-trisemo9922 Жыл бұрын

I'm a cat

@shunsukehaga6770 Жыл бұрын

The Japanese version is almost identical, but the mouse told the cat the race will be held on the next day of the actual race. The cat, slept over on the race day, realized the race is already over. Thus, cats always chase a mouse and constantly wash (rub) their face not to sleep over. :)

@hjhghj462 Жыл бұрын

@@shunsukehaga6770 no japanese version🤦🏻‍♀this is chinese culture there is no need for another country to claim the STORY OF CHINA please respect intellectual property rights💁🏻‍♀

@Shifitywiftity Жыл бұрын

in Vietnam, the cat does exist to replace the rabbit as seen in the video

@parrotcracker6629 Жыл бұрын

@@hjhghj462 I'm Chinese American and I have no problem with other versions. Yes, the OG comes from China but as stories migrate, they can have many versions and meanings to other countries. Just look at Roman and Greek literature. Don't shame someone for sharing their own version. Also, they did not CLAIM that it was ONLY Japanese. They merely stated it was a VERSION of it.

@catorui 3 жыл бұрын

me a chinese person who already knows this story: mmm yes interesting

@naturesgirl6864 3 жыл бұрын

Wow😂but it is so confusing 😅 I was here just to see which animal is mine zodiac sign but I can't find it 😔

@charnith5017 3 жыл бұрын

Hemanshi Parmar which year were you born? I can help you with that

@davidishola4973 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do mine, I was born 1998

@naturesgirl6864 3 жыл бұрын

@@charnith5017 2004

@charnith5017 3 жыл бұрын

David Ishola 🐯 tiger

@adg0913 5 жыл бұрын

Love how the dog just frolicked and doesn't seem to care about his or her place in the race.

@trashy4209 5 жыл бұрын

R/me_irl

@kerpydocious7933 5 жыл бұрын

What a coincidence because that's what I do and I'm year of the dog XD

@missloli5060 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a dog 😅

@CommodorDOuro 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha... That gave me such a sweet laugh, it made me happy to be a true dog

@whitenoiseihearu4018 4 жыл бұрын

No greyhounds?

@mrflip-flop3198 3 жыл бұрын

"The dragon stopped to help some creatures get across." 1:26 _literally flies over them_

@hyun-ll5ol 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the dragon was like- blowing or smthin

@lumatic6624 3 жыл бұрын

The creatures the dragon helped aren’t the one in the river 🤡

@senbebe3320 3 жыл бұрын

Bahaha 😂

@user-qn7gs1xp3f 3 жыл бұрын

@@hyun-ll5ol LMAO

@ChickadeeLover 3 жыл бұрын

Dragon: I don’t go on *water*

@HRfromJohn 3 жыл бұрын

although really good, i remember a part about the cat, when told by my parents. the cat and mouse were best friends but half way the mouse pushed the cat off and he never made it to the finish line. thats why cats chase mice

@urmom90210 3 жыл бұрын

these groups have better teamwork than every college course i’ve been in

@NikkisTarot 3 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else say “AWWWW” when they told us about the sheep monkey and rooster lol, those 3 are BFF ! Lol

@dylanbuchman8128 3 жыл бұрын

😄😄😄🐑🐓🦧

@kat_x_gaming 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo

@aminrosli6959 3 жыл бұрын

My zodiac is monkey meanwhile my sister is rooster. We can't get along together 😅

@suntzu5738 3 жыл бұрын

🐀 🐮 🐅 🐇 🐉 🐍 🐎 🐑 🐵 🐔 🐶 🐖

@alizeep7582 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sheep😃

@ericwang6826 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the story was based around why the cat isn't one of the animals. The cat asked the rat to wake it up before the race started, but the rat didn't and he missed the race.

@KyoushaPumpItUp 7 жыл бұрын

Eric Wang disney movie? i remember that film

@t1nal1n 7 жыл бұрын

Eric Wang Correct. The rat purposely didn't wake up the cat. the cat arrived after all 12 spots were taken, leading to how cats hate rats today.

@MC-mx1mt 7 жыл бұрын

Eric Wang I read a version about why the dragon has horns. The dragon borrowed it from the rooster and never returned it. And the reason why cat catches rat as we see today, is because the rat broke its promise

@yehet3645 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not chinese but these stories are so interesting!! Next time my cat catches a rat i'll remember this lol

@ayanoaishi7938 7 жыл бұрын

Eric Wang I read it like the rat pushed the cat off the ox

@jennypinkvalley4714 3 жыл бұрын

When You know all of this because of Fruits Basket.... 0-0

@cinnamonchilde1311 3 жыл бұрын

wasnt it a Banquet not a race? and the Mouse told the cat a different date?

@Lulu-by5px 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Lulu-by5px 3 жыл бұрын

@@cinnamonchilde1311 yea it was like that or some

@aishwaryaiyengar7729 3 жыл бұрын

@@cinnamonchilde1311 i think its a japanese variation

@freshsmile7569 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah..thats y i came

@katsu_papi 5 жыл бұрын

Long ago, the twelve zodiacs lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Jade Emperor, master of all five elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished..

@thegamer2556yt 5 жыл бұрын

*avatar the last air bender theme plays*

@anatolikoustoulidou5814 5 жыл бұрын

AVATAR FANS UNITE

@some.old.acount9069 5 жыл бұрын

We unite heheheheh

@eugeneimnotgonnatellyoumyl5513 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@zuhanaeem4419 5 жыл бұрын

Yass👍👍

@thinksexy8285 6 жыл бұрын

Your Chinese pronounciation in this video is prefect.

@jianxiongRaven 5 жыл бұрын

except her 'sheng xiao' tone is off

@pravinrao3669 5 жыл бұрын

Naga pronunciation was off. Naga would translate to snake in hindi.

@0613apobangpo 5 жыл бұрын

The first one is off , but the second one is fine

@mjlespy8304 5 жыл бұрын

The first one was far off bit the others were okay :)

@itz_alice_chan4385 5 жыл бұрын

Darcey O'Shea few off them are miss pronounced and the people WHO Said so up There is true only a true chinese would know

@diktrishabiswas 3 жыл бұрын

Ted-ed : Gathering information, putting efforts on animation, perfect editing within limited amount of time People : Gosh the Chinese pronunciation of this lady 😍😍😍😍

@SqueamishNerd 2 жыл бұрын

The credited narrator is named Pen-Pen Chen, so she's most likely native in Chinese.

@mn3io 2 жыл бұрын

CAN YOU IMAGINE SOMEONE MAKING A WHOLE VIDEO ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AND CULTURE BUT PRONOUNCING EVERYTHING WRONG?? EVERY SINGLE TIME?? EVEN IN THE MOST RESPECTED NEWS CHANNELS ON TV????? oh god i love ted ed hearing even just decent, easily pronounceable chinese in english media is better than harry styles note change in story of my life or something

@garyonbroadway1919 2 жыл бұрын

I first read the Chinese zodiac when I was 24 (my second cycle) and was blown away by how accurate (at least for me) the strengths and vulnerabilities of the Tiger I possess. And knowing that in Western astrology, the sign directly across the wheel is your compliment, I was baffled by my tumultuous relationship with my Mom (Pisces-me, Virgo-her). Then I learned that in Eastern astrology, your 6-year cross-wheel sign is your immortal antagonist. My Mother, may she RIP, was the Monkey on this Tiger's back for 47 years!

@TheUndeceived 2 жыл бұрын

Wooooow. Yeah man im a tiger too and my little sister is a monkey and ooooh man the problems we have had over the years lolol. Then my fathers mother was a dragon, my mother is a dragon, and guess what my fiance is?? Ahahaha when i realized this my head almost spun off my shoulders.. i explained it to my dad (an ox) but i dont think it hit him as hard haha

@jasondeng7677 4 жыл бұрын

dragon: nice. big race, idc. help some little animals lol lmao

@honkhonk877 3 жыл бұрын

could have easily flown over the river to get first place but nah friendship molecules go brrrrrr

@Cats83747 3 жыл бұрын

honk honk bigger animals: no don’t help then I don’t like the small animals why dont. Dragon: haha help go brrrrrrrrr

@rapha2028 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone: NOOO YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GO AND FINISH 1ST Dragon: Haha wings go floo

@norkci8090 3 жыл бұрын

The dragon is wholesome, gotta agree with that.

@fairyfellermasterstroke 3 жыл бұрын

What was even the point of the race? Do you get anything if you come first? If not, then it makes total sense to help the other animals.

@laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896 4 жыл бұрын

"oh my god that's such a yang water Dragon thing to say" "Shuuut uuppp Kelsey! I'm a ying metal monkey." "Noo waaayyy me too!"

@williamchavez9396 4 жыл бұрын

I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT THIS

@wasabisazzdafirst 4 жыл бұрын

LMFAOO why is this comment so underrated

@rapha2028 3 жыл бұрын

What a bunch of- useless information that conveys what you think about yourself but is solely based on what it says and it’s weird

@remixtheidiot5771 3 жыл бұрын

For 2 people to be of the exact same zodiac, even to the exact element, they would either have to be the same age or 60 years apart... You can tell which of these outcomes if ind more hilarious.

@vedantiyer8073 3 жыл бұрын

“Yin”

@elizabethsum8133 3 жыл бұрын

I have 6 siblings and growing up my mom would teach us about the Chinese zodiac( we’re Asian) . I find this method of understanding people to be very accurate. My family has 2 roosters, 2 dogs, one rabbit, one dragon, and one snake; also my parents are a tiger and a rabbit. I can confirm how accurate the zodiac is. It’s also very useful when dealing with one’s love life 🙏

@BurrisNicholasRockton 2 жыл бұрын

im a tiger!

@mariustan9275 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing you say this makes it sound like you are the imperial zookeeper

@elizabethsum8133 2 жыл бұрын

@@mariustan9275 lmao 🤣

@Jaxzeevi2.0 Жыл бұрын

Omg I thought at first you were listing your pets like roosters dogs and rabbits but then when you kept in going with dragons I understood 😭😭😭

@elizabethsum8133 Жыл бұрын

@@Jaxzeevi2.0 lmao that’s so funny

@eeeeaaaaaooooo 2 жыл бұрын

By listening the voice actor pronounce everything right it shows how good this channel is along with everything else

@Xynful 4 жыл бұрын

Thailand: Dragons don't exist so let's replace it with a mythical snake Edit: I swear, people who are still replying saying Naga means Dragon, YES! I KNOW! I've read the replies already!

@polarmouse5029 4 жыл бұрын

Xynnful and after all Malaysians and Indonesians in the comments say that Naga means dragon literary)))))

@everydaypersonz7542 4 жыл бұрын

@@polarmouse5029 i think i like youtube

@polarmouse5029 4 жыл бұрын

@@everydaypersonz7542 And I know I love it))))

@noelleyang8147 4 жыл бұрын

@@polarmouse5029 also Myanmar, Naga means dragon

@julesoxana3630 4 жыл бұрын

@@polarmouse5029 yup naga means dragon here in indonesia

@jeb.4393 4 жыл бұрын

What I love about this video is on how these three animals, which are the sheep, rooster and monkey, helped each other finishing the race. Goes to show that great trio did really exist way back then.

@user-jt9fg7yz8j 4 жыл бұрын

Oh I think I've read that somewhere, it was a book I suppose (?)

@rapha2028 3 жыл бұрын

That’s me and the boys doing our homework together

@devinreis5811 3 жыл бұрын

All of those signs are considered team players, which makes sense.

@albertanthony9617 3 жыл бұрын

And the ox and dragon help other. I like how kind they are.

@devinreis5811 3 жыл бұрын

@Rick Simpson That has nothing to do with any of it.

@emo_comebac 3 жыл бұрын

So clear and authentic! That's the version I have heard in my childhood. BTW the pronunciation of 地支 and 天干 is quite right as well as the explanation of the sixty-year-cycled year counting system. (甲子) The LCM of 10 and 12 is 60 That's why a cycle is sixty years

@Jaxzeevi2.0 Жыл бұрын

OHHH THANK YOU I was confused because I would think 10x12 is 120 but that makes sense

@nathanoyeght Жыл бұрын

I don't think that it is about the LCM. The idea is much simpler - The cycle of 60 years is composed of the 12 animals and the 5 elements (12 × 5 = 60). Then, there are alternating sets of yin and yang cycles.

@sheldonzhuge8382 7 ай бұрын

@@Jaxzeevi2.0 60 is correct answer. "Ten heavenly stems" is "甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸" and "twelve earthly branches" is ''子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥‘’. The first year is the year of "甲子" . The second year is the year of "乙丑",not the year of "甲丑". "丙寅","丁卯","戊辰" and so on.

@sheldonzhuge8382 7 ай бұрын

@@nathanoyeght It's not simple permutation.''Ten heavenly stems" is "甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸" and "twelve earthly branches" is ''子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥‘’. The order is as follows: "甲子","乙丑","丙寅" and so on. The answer is 60, the least common multiple of 10 and 12

@shamzakhan8683 2 жыл бұрын

Your information is so much authentic.I was seaching about it for long and finally found a valid video..I want you to discover more and upload another video about it...Its a request

@princekrazie 4 жыл бұрын

Its so funny that the dragon's legs are still moving even though he's floating

@dumbleking5172 3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of "galloping through the air"?

@arikakarin2323 3 жыл бұрын

balance baby

@dianheffernan3436 3 жыл бұрын

Wading

@clala5793 3 жыл бұрын

When u ride a zipline don't we all do that

@kat_x_gaming 3 жыл бұрын

It’s at

@shivani4114 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not Chinese or anything but the pronunciation just seems so perfect

@wafflestraw8631 3 жыл бұрын

'cause it is :)

@mr.crossing5384 3 жыл бұрын

It seems like it was from google translate

@mistysudios9855 3 жыл бұрын

I’m Chinese and hearing them say it so perfectly is just- *chefs kiss*

@blackscreen5562 3 жыл бұрын

They used another actor

@wiggle7766 3 жыл бұрын

it doesn’t just seem perfect, it is perfect!! chinese is my first language and she pronounced it really good.

@foxglovefairy7296 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video, i knew about the animals but now need to learn more! Never stop learning. Thank you!

@greyding5503 Жыл бұрын

thank you ted, I'm a Chinese Chinese who's very emerged in Chinese cultures but this is the first time someone explained to me that I can have more than one animal zodiac which can also be determined by the month, day or time of the day that you were born. Always learning about myself.

@ninayang5042 4 ай бұрын

I’m also Chinese but I don’t know a lot of Chinese culture. Thanks for sharing!

@non-pe8xn 7 жыл бұрын

PROPS TO THIS VOICE OVER PERSON THE CHINESE PRONUNCIATION AND THE TONES

@pshwow 7 жыл бұрын

Robert Dobbs lolol, "speak American"

@gabriellet-j 6 жыл бұрын

there's someone else doing that.

@wesleyhackett5807 6 жыл бұрын

YAS THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

@huaiwei 4 жыл бұрын

@@gabriellet-j the credits state just one person.

@jeant.2851 7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that they actually used a person who knew mandarin

@wasabionalemon2721 7 жыл бұрын

Mean Jean me

@wasabionalemon2721 7 жыл бұрын

Mean Jean 你此下流

@jingfangzhao3300 6 жыл бұрын

I hate it when Americans that know nothing about Chinese and pronounce it like it's an American name

@jingfangzhao3300 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry I mean American word

@jianxiongRaven 5 жыл бұрын

but her 'sheng xiao' tone is off

@swaywmi 3 жыл бұрын

loved this vid! incredibly informative and well made thank you!💓

@KiSm15 3 жыл бұрын

The pronunciation!! 👌👌👌 so glad this channel actually puts in the effort to get a tonal language right

@chiaohongcheng 7 жыл бұрын

There was a cat, but cat got piss off by the rat

@ChrisPPotatoIDC 7 жыл бұрын

( ͡ʘ ͜ʖ ͡ʘ)

@thatguyglenn7558 7 жыл бұрын

chiaohong cheng yea

@wonAWAY 7 жыл бұрын

There was no cat, because he was eaten.

@jamiejodie6777 7 жыл бұрын

chiaohong cheng noo thats a rabbit

@atticuschea8985 7 жыл бұрын

Cat suppose to join the race to but it forgetting what day the race suppose to start, so it go and ask mouse (who supposedly it best friend) and the mouse lie to the cat.....from that day on cat and mouse never get a long.

@lafkdjay 6 жыл бұрын

You know the narrator is Chinese descended, because no western TED host can pronounce Chinese this accurately.

@asherang7 5 жыл бұрын

lafkdjay agreed

@iFoohj 5 жыл бұрын

How dafuq do you know that eh?

@chrysanthex 5 жыл бұрын

Fuhj no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to get rid of a western accent when speaking another language. Same with Spanish, French, Russian, any other language you are not familiar with :0 but very noticeable in Chinese, when the spoken words have subtle changes that only a native or first generation could understand and say accurately. (You can also live in a certain country and begin to lose your western accent by immersion, but even people who live there for years can still have traces of non-native accent)

@iFoohj 5 жыл бұрын

@@chrysanthex i am from a country that doesnt speak english and i got rid of my accent. I never went to another country that speaks english to get rid of it. When i was learning english i just didnt have an accent even though my brother has an accent and my mom and my dad. But they dont really know english very well so...

@shuyingzheng7379 5 жыл бұрын

I am Malaysian I know Chinese

@Millenial_Aries 2 жыл бұрын

The story and the graphics is actually fun. Nice narration :)

@Ok48294 2 жыл бұрын

What is the best of ted Ed's videos is their animation. It's Because it's so very satisfying and beautiful to look at

@patchworkeclectic 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't even need a notification. I'm on KZfaq too much.

@maxybaer123 7 жыл бұрын

i never need one i watch almost everyone and no notifications

@martinvium5946 7 жыл бұрын

me too

@ragtagboyrebel 7 жыл бұрын

same xD

@meepbeep1350 7 жыл бұрын

Martin Vium

@carlyann3497 7 жыл бұрын

Ohime-sama '3' yep

@analien8739 5 жыл бұрын

Wow Chinese astrology is lit

@Karen-zs9hm 5 жыл бұрын

My favourite is the dragon but I am the ox

@grantluu5534 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a doge

@dark_white101 5 жыл бұрын

I am dragon and metal dragon

@dylanwang9192 5 жыл бұрын

Eliora Puppy puff same

@bananaboi386 5 жыл бұрын

Are you a real alien

@mochishan9983 3 жыл бұрын

funny how i watched this vid then a week after i discovered about fruits basket... oh my poor baby kyo 🐱 :(

@sagacious03 2 жыл бұрын

Neat video! Thanks for uploading!

@hewu7300 7 жыл бұрын

I'm teaching my students about the zodiacs tomorrow and this shows up directly to my feed. I love the Internet.

@minecraftkid3737 7 жыл бұрын

He Wu similar thing happened to me expect I am the student. I watched a red ed video about counterfeit coins and the next day the riddle was a bonus question on my science test

@sazude2 6 жыл бұрын

this is called synchronicity.

@stewedtea 4 жыл бұрын

@@minecraftkid3737 How did the counterfeit coin riddle get on your science test though?

@minecraftkid3737 4 жыл бұрын

@@stewedtea My teacher always put riddles as bonus questions.

@kenneth2519 5 жыл бұрын

The Chinese pronounciation my god its perfect

@purplespark8 4 жыл бұрын

Cos it's not the same person speaking the Chinese part. They either got a Chinese speaker for that or it is done by a computer

@alejandraguzman4618 4 жыл бұрын

@@purplespark8 it is the same person, its clear

@haesooist 4 жыл бұрын

actually her sheng xiao pronunciation was a bit off, it should've been shēng qiào. but good on her for trying.

@randomavatars4732 4 жыл бұрын

Welp it’s not perfect but it’s still great considering it’s being said by a western person

@DavidS_Tan 4 жыл бұрын

Some Chinese speak English just as good as Americans

@corinneng5331 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Chinese girl and I loved listening to the story of the zodiac when I was little.

@lianarose1384 3 жыл бұрын

Please please do some videos on Indian zodiac too! It would be really helpful! And amazing to watch from Ted-Ed as usual!

@jazzy_jaymond 6 жыл бұрын

*And then the fire nation attacked*

@samreengharu480 6 жыл бұрын

Do you like avatar the last airbender

@yno1454 5 жыл бұрын

Sammie Cave hg

@Jeyblox 5 жыл бұрын

@@samreengharu480 i think he likes naruto

@daisyheidrick1958 5 жыл бұрын

Ox here

@devinreis5811 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@trannguyen3379 4 жыл бұрын

According to Vietnamese myth, after the race, Hằng Nga - Moon Lady (the lady owns moon palace) need an animal to become her assistant. Because rabbit is the cutest animal (u know girl always like cute and fluffy things), she chose it to come with her. Jade emperor felt so hard to decide to give her or not bcause he needed 12 animals to represent the time. At that time, cat (which slept all day and just woke up at the end of the race) arrive at Jade palace. Jade emperor gave Moon Lady the rabbit and replaced rabbit with cat in the Zodiac signs. My mom always says that everyone who were born in year of cat (like me) achieves things without any effort (definitely it's wrong, but it's funny) Some of teenagers say that Moon lady chose the rabbit just because she needed carrots. 🌝 🌝 🌝

@tuanatnguyen3906 4 жыл бұрын

Moon lady loves carrots 😂😂 because she feels lonely

@cronuzbalbuena592 4 жыл бұрын

chang'e hahaha

@acebalistic1358 4 жыл бұрын

Nguyên Bùi Quang it’s a tiny difference between cultures

@hermanloud3098 4 жыл бұрын

I believe a cat makes more sense than a rabbit, because cat is supposed to be the Yin part of the tiger, also for the rest of the animals there is suposed to be like a Yin version of each Yang, like the snake with the dragon, both are reptile, one is lite but the other is the steroided one. Horse with goat and so on.

@atle238 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. The Moon Lady, or Hằng Nga, is Chang'e.

@lucioussmoothy 4 ай бұрын

oldy but goodie. Nice simple description

@cyp_prm 3 жыл бұрын

I think in Thailand, we have both concepts for naga(the serpent looking one with no leg) and dragon( Chinese dragon which has legs, the Mushu looking one) so it's not like we can use naga when we're going to say dragon and vice versa. As to which we use in the chinese zodiac, I think we do use both images and we do call it the large snake or the dragon year.

@ChiliCrisp88 3 жыл бұрын

As a Thai-Chinese person, I was overjoyed at the wonderfully presented information in the video. I’m also super glad they got a narrator whom has the ability to pronounce the words and names accurately. Amazing video!💕

@amanaismayil6144 2 жыл бұрын

* who has the ability

@neonWHALE002 4 жыл бұрын

Aww, this is so much more wholesome than Greek mythology

@dianheffernan3436 3 жыл бұрын

It leaves less arguing amongst people of who gets to be who

@thelordnaevis4946 3 жыл бұрын

Oh god not the Greek drama

@Andy-iq9pz 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Chinese-American, it is more wholesome, but i would say greek mythology is a bit more interesting

@missvixen45 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm a big fan of Greek mythology but the players are quite ratchet! Lol

@oEDLIo 2 жыл бұрын

And boring

@kumaira_arts 3 жыл бұрын

The Chinese pronunciation is so spot on, great job for the Voice Actor

@thecommenterr 2 жыл бұрын

In first grade I remember reading a book about this actually! And I like to get to know people's zodiac sign and the ones based of animals (that's how I describe them so people tell the difference lol)

@viixine7666 4 жыл бұрын

Fruits Basket fan-girling intensifies

@shreya446 3 жыл бұрын

hahhayes

@chachii5723 3 жыл бұрын

👌🏻

@orihallmark 3 жыл бұрын

yes lol

@vittley1826 3 жыл бұрын

But what about the cat😢 KYO MY DARLING

@freshsmile7569 3 жыл бұрын

@@vittley1826 i wonder!!

@buinugget6912 7 жыл бұрын

In Vietnam, we change "sheep" into "goat" too

@bwimmin6626 6 жыл бұрын

ohhhh so that's the reason why in Malaysia we were confused whether it's the sheep or goat year

@hongeast5174 6 жыл бұрын

Actually In Chinese, Yang means goat sheep and ram all together.

@baoanhtran7610 6 жыл бұрын

yup, you're right

@user-kf3zv8ps6q 6 жыл бұрын

because sheep and goat are called Caprini（羊）and in the China there is no sheep at all. So you also use goat following us.

@nickl5998 6 жыл бұрын

Chickie Hằng It doesn’t matter cuz the sheep and goat share the same Kanji

@glitcheddivinity Жыл бұрын

This was explained so well ❤️

@stephaniehunter8104 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video to use as we compare/contrast Lunar Calendar and Gregorian calendar/ Zodiac Signs

@brighamsnyder8283 7 жыл бұрын

Didn't the ox carry both the rat and the cat across? But then the rat pushed the cat into the water and that's why the cat hates the rat so much?

@HaganeNoGijutsushi 6 жыл бұрын

There's no cat in the original Chinese one... maybe that's the story for the Vietnamese?

@tsune_zin 6 жыл бұрын

I am from Taiwan, and we do include the cat part in our stories. And we said tiger came in third instead of first because it thinks it would definitely be first, but mouse and cow were more hard-working and woke up earlier than tiger

@hunnynary8695 6 жыл бұрын

高梓根 Yeah I think we say that in Japan too

@nicolechiang4207 6 жыл бұрын

Brigham Snyder I also am from Taiwan and there I was thought that the cat used to be best friends with the mouse and the day before the race the cat asked the mouse to wake the cat up for the race the mouse agreed but did not wake up the cat

@handypranata9487 6 жыл бұрын

Brigham Snyder the night before the race, the cat and the mouse wanted to work together. In the morning of the race, the mouse went withour waking up the cat, and thats why the cat hated the mouse so much

@jiminspinkie4788 7 жыл бұрын

Isn't there a part about the cat?

@WeAMknn 7 жыл бұрын

You can't escape the phandom One story said the mouse tricked the cat. The mouse agreed to wake the cat up to do the race but the mouse went on.

@fitnessoni7881 7 жыл бұрын

You can't escape the phandom I was waiting for a Fruit Basket reference

@kennethliu470 7 жыл бұрын

You can't escape the phandom the cat was on the ox along with the rat but the rat pushed him off into the river

@moi_kanal 7 жыл бұрын

You can't escape the phandom 3.40

@copperfield42 7 жыл бұрын

is not that the Japanese version?

@arkady714 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you.

@videogollumer 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this version makes some of the animals seem a WHOLE lot less selfish. In the version I heard, they all wanted to come in first; y'know, because it's a race with the prize being a great honor. Of course, that was from the PBS series, "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"; IMO, it's one of PBS's best shows.

@linaje3459 4 жыл бұрын

Somewhere, Kyo is quaking at this video lol

@seid_1068 3 жыл бұрын

Omg 😭

@chicken9721 3 жыл бұрын

Omg yes

@JordanahSchroderF 3 жыл бұрын

While akito is thrilled by the rat's cunning intelligence

@ifjkiydxd2814 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like kyo is vietnamese

@maxwellbates3624 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@MusicIslife-nn9gn 5 жыл бұрын

Who else was excited when they heard there’s going to be a Fruit Basket reboot!!!

@keizelharf5393 5 жыл бұрын

I like Fruits Basket

@shivamwagh22 4 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo

@julianaoliveiramelo3940 4 жыл бұрын

Really? 😍

@forfax. 4 жыл бұрын

on going ♡

@zhifancai7835 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a few.. the style changed a bit too much 😔

@clqsia 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a well made video.

@jayawos7272 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this perfect iinfos.🙏

@grasified4320 4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching a show called Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat that explained the Great Race, and that's how I remembered the order of the Chinese zodiac

@niyazhao 3 жыл бұрын

My childhood!! Sagwa 🥺

@boy638 7 жыл бұрын

Uploaded just in time for Chinese New Year :)

@Thaplayer1209 6 жыл бұрын

boy638 are you sure this ain't uploaded for Chinese New Year

@Kasumi10074 6 жыл бұрын

boy638 When it is Chinese New Year?

@user-zb2di8yl8x 6 жыл бұрын

Charis Aurelius always in February

@frjuy 6 жыл бұрын

nope, most of the time in February, sometimes in late January

@GLPentAxel 6 жыл бұрын

If you want to be politically correct, Lunar New Year *

@jagannadharao219 3 жыл бұрын

woah!! i was born in 2007...i thought i'd need to calculate a lot but she said it and the chinese pronounciation is just awesome

@mr.crossing5384 3 жыл бұрын

Same with my dads

@100VideoProject 3 жыл бұрын

Most of my knowledge from this comes from Fruits Basket the anime.

@jacobedwards7678 7 жыл бұрын

Chinnnaaaa

@sayfulislam42 7 жыл бұрын

***** because you're an idiot.

@ytboipoi 7 жыл бұрын

Donald Trump is this that Trump?

@khorps4756 7 жыл бұрын

Ave Caesar!

@Firmus777 7 жыл бұрын

Best country in the modern world.

@maximkazhenkov11 7 жыл бұрын

+Neanderthal Man Is Donald Trump related to you?

@lucyaarellano7672 4 жыл бұрын

I swear everyone knows fruits basket😂😂 Yuki💜...

@orihallmark 3 жыл бұрын

@Georgia Rafalaf I’m American and grew up knowing this before I even watched fruits basket!

@emmawang5074 3 жыл бұрын

girl fruits basket didnt invent chinese mythology LMAO

@orihallmark 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmawang5074 true, however I think it is nice that people can learn things about Chinese mythology from tv shows that they like :)

@CreamPuffIg 3 жыл бұрын

I'm half Chinese and a anime fan so fruit basket fans where are you XD

@cSedx00022 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah well it was my first anime 😂

@Lin-ec8ys 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a rabbit and so are most of my friends and I’m half Chinese and seeing the Voice Actor able to pronounce everything in Mandarin correctly just proves how good this channel is.

@Berkeleykid94703 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a dog, frolicking in the water so he looses the race , sounds very accurate for me lol. I always stop to frolic 🤣❤️🙏🏾

@marlenemejia451 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I am rabbit

@elizabethorchard1687 3 жыл бұрын

Bless

@vacheriedevacherie1959 2 жыл бұрын

I’m an Ox, helpful and kind-hearted, strong and dependable.

@LaxmiDevi-hc5mt 4 жыл бұрын

Fruits basket taught me about the Chinese zodiac first ngl

@mariebcfhs9491 5 жыл бұрын

3:53 Naga is the snake who devoted it's live to protect Buddha by the way

@StillNightss 4 жыл бұрын

Marie BCFHS cool

@tatyanaristic 2 жыл бұрын

watching this for school but this is super intresting! and usually assignments are boring and not intresting

@shadykitty7493 3 жыл бұрын

we did this in school and it was SCARY how spot on it was

@gaylelim6672 4 жыл бұрын

Jade Emperor flexed on us all, he only created the zodiac to tell time

@dianheffernan3436 3 жыл бұрын

A popular song by aero smith Steven Tyler

@dianheffernan3436 3 жыл бұрын

We had jade electric lamps

@tarafebriani9077 4 жыл бұрын

i love how the dragon guard others animal and the trio choose the most humble and funny one. love the story

@143cure 3 жыл бұрын

The Adventures of Jackie Chan and the 12 zodiac talismans 😌

@Sangeychhonjin 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of love from Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 🙂💜🙏

@JohannesBurbach 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you can leave voice messages as comments now!!! ▶ 🔘──────── 00:13

@JohannesBurbach 7 жыл бұрын

ummm 😞😞 why??

@ViciousAthletics 7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Beckinham you got me 😂😂

@PILOSOPAUL 7 жыл бұрын

wow you sing very well

@JohannesBurbach 7 жыл бұрын

ikr 😂😂😂😂😂

@bagandtag4391 7 жыл бұрын

DON'T OPEN IT IT'S PORN

@minseokk7015 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao this video left out the whole fiasco with the cat...the cat was supposed to be a part of the zodiac

@Vor567tez 4 жыл бұрын

Can u explain?? Please.

@foreverfriendsg 4 жыл бұрын

@@Vor567tez according to legend, the mouse had promised to wake the cat up on the day of the race, but in fact lied to the cat and never woke the cat up, so the cat slept through the race and thus was not part of the 12 zodiacs.

@Vor567tez 4 жыл бұрын

@@foreverfriendsg thank you

@greatdaneacdc 4 жыл бұрын

The Cat is in the same spot as the Rabbit! Some use Cat or Rabbit! I guess they both taste the same ! Just kidding sensitive little Wabbits!

@minseokk7015 4 жыл бұрын

david charles smith lol what a sad soul

@metadragon7500 3 жыл бұрын

It feels so good to hear someone talking about anything Chinese without butchering the names.

@peanut-zr6wx Жыл бұрын

Never knew before that they have elements combine to the animal. Interesting!

@suhani551 3 жыл бұрын

I am actually watching an anime called Fruit basket which is based upon the Chinese zodiac.💜

@mochichichi2458 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@freshsmile7569 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody is.. its the top anime of this season..

@Aikotan_3 3 жыл бұрын

YeAh

@kpopper8964 2 жыл бұрын

I watched that when I was still in high school but didn't get to see the ending.. not til KZfaq came, 😃

@emileebaack6933 7 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this was just me, but I remember the story with a cat?

@nx1410 6 жыл бұрын

Yea the cat told the mouse to wake the cat up for the zodiac race because its a first come first serve basis the first 12 animals will get to race but the mouse did not thats why cats hate mouses

@Aritul 6 жыл бұрын

SAINT. Thanks!

@Tudou4403 6 жыл бұрын

Emilee Baack fruits basket

@hani1528 2 жыл бұрын

Was a bit confused at 3:48 because for Malay and Indo speakers we define "naga" as dragons and just found out (I googled) Thai's version is a mythical snake

@bo-me3co 3 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed with how dedicated they are to pronouncing these correctly. I know that Mandarin is a very tonal language and ti seems like this was pronounced very accurately. Great job on Ted Ed's part!

@shastasilverchairsg 2 жыл бұрын

It is accurate