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Rat and Rabbit
A match that takes work ★★☆☆☆
鼠Rat
The Rat and the Rabbit 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 Rat: Quick, resourceful and sociable. The Rat opens the cycle: it is the sign of beginnings, of noticing the opening before anyone else and slipping through it.
The Rabbit: Gentle, tactful and perceptive. The Rabbit prefers harmony to confrontation and tends to be the one everyone confides in.
兔Rabbit
Rat and Rabbit in love, friendship and work
In love
In love a punishing pair see each other too clearly for comfort. Where there is humour it works; where there is pride it grates.
As friends
As friends they are candid with each other to a degree other people find alarming, and they are the friends who tell the truth.
At work
At work the pair are a sharpening stone: good at reviewing each other's work, less good at sharing the credit.
Other matches
For the Rat
Best: Dragon and Monkey (trine), Ox (secret friend). All twelve.
For the Rabbit
Best: Goat and Pig (trine), Dog (secret friend). All twelve.
Questions
Are the Rat and the Rabbit compatible?
A match that takes work. The Rat and the Rabbit 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.
Who is the best match for the Rat?
The Rat's trine partners, the Dragon and the Monkey, and its secret friend, the Ox.
Who is the best match for the Rabbit?
The Rabbit's trine partners, the Goat and the Pig, and its secret friend, the Dog.
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.