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Tiger and Monkey
A challenging match ★☆☆☆☆
虎Tiger
The Tiger and the Monkey 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 Tiger and the Monkey 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 Tiger: Bold, warm and unafraid of risk. The Tiger is the king of the mountain in Chinese lore, a guardian figure painted on doors and sewn onto children's shoes to keep harm away.
The Monkey: Clever, playful and inventive. The Monkey solves problems sideways and keeps everyone laughing while it does.
猴Monkey
Tiger and Monkey 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 Tiger
Best: Horse and Dog (trine), Pig (secret friend). All twelve.
For the Monkey
Best: Rat and Dragon (trine), Snake (secret friend). All twelve.
Questions
Are the Tiger and the Monkey compatible?
A challenging match. The Tiger and the Monkey 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 Tiger?
The Tiger's trine partners, the Horse and the Dog, and its secret friend, the Pig.
Who is the best match for the Monkey?
The Monkey's trine partners, the Rat and the Dragon, and its secret friend, the Snake.
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.