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Ox and Goat
A challenging match ★☆☆☆☆
牛Ox
The Ox and the Goat sit opposite each other in the cycle (相冲), the pair the almanacs warn about: the same energy pointed in opposite directions. Couples and partners of clashing signs are everywhere in real life; the tradition only says the two will have to work at it.
The Ox and the Goat are a punishing pair (相刑), which the tradition reads as friction of character: each sees the other's weakness clearly. Managed with humour it is a sharpening stone; left alone it grates.
The Ox: Steady, patient and dependable. The Ox finishes what it starts and is trusted with what matters; in farming China it was the family's most valuable companion.
The Goat: Kind, creative and calm. The Goat is the artist of the cycle, drawn to beauty and to taking care of people.
羊Goat
Ox and Goat in love, friendship and work
In love
In love the clash is the pair that fascinates and exhausts: the attraction is real, the arguments are too. The tradition says it needs patience from both and someone willing to go first.
As friends
As friends they compete, often without meaning to, and are at their best doing something side by side rather than talking.
At work
At work they argue about method and agree about the goal. Give them separate lanes and the clash becomes range.
Other matches
For the Ox
Best: Snake and Rooster (trine), Rat (secret friend). All twelve.
For the Goat
Best: Rabbit and Pig (trine), Horse (secret friend). All twelve.
Questions
Are the Ox and the Goat compatible?
A challenging match. The Ox and the Goat sit opposite each other in the cycle (相冲), the pair the almanacs warn about: the same energy pointed in opposite directions. Couples and partners of clashing signs are everywhere in real life; the tradition only says the two will have to work at it.
Who is the best match for the Ox?
The Ox's trine partners, the Snake and the Rooster, and its secret friend, the Rat.
Who is the best match for the Goat?
The Goat's trine partners, the Rabbit and the Pig, and its secret friend, the Horse.
Is zodiac compatibility real?
It is a tradition two thousand years old, used for matchmaking in old China and for fun today. We present it as culture, not prediction; the relations between the branches are exact, the conclusions are folklore.
Not sure of your animal?
It depends on the exact birthday, not the year.