羊：sheep, goat, lamb 替罪羊/代罪羔羊(Scapegoat)
牛：cow, cattle 黃牛(scalper n., fail to keep promise v.)，牛步 (sluggish)
蝸牛：snail 無殼蝸牛/无壳蜗牛 (snail without shell, those who do not have their own house)
雞：chicken 野雞車/野鸡车（unlicensed rickshaw or cab)
鴨：duck鴨子划水 (busily working behind the scene)
蝴蝶：butterfly 花蝴蝶 (butterfly, unfaithful lover)
狼：wolf 色狼 (sexual offender)
狗：dog, hound 走狗 (lackey)，狼心狗肺 (heartless and cruel)，鷹犬 same as 走狗
虎：tiger 母老虎 (tiger lady)
獅：lion 河東獅 (frightful wife)
龍/龙：dragon 望子成龍/龙，亞洲四小龍/龙 (Asia's four little tigers)
馬/马：horse 千里馬/马，千里駒/千里驹/qiānlǐ jū (“undiscovered” talented person)
鼠：mouse, rat 胆小如鼠 (cowardly, having no guts)
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