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Western Zodiac sign, Cancer
Chinese Zodiac sign, the rat

Cancer Rat - The Four Challenges
The Most Challenging Matches in the Western and Chinese Zodiacs

Of course, there is no certainty in human relationships. Just because an energy combination is frowned-upon by astrologers does not mean it cannot produce lasting contentment. So-called favorable energy can still result in discontent or frustration.

That said, for a soul born under the combined sign of Cancer Rat, four matches from the combined Western and Chinese zodiacs are generally considered especially demanding. These Four Challenges draw together the most potentially fraught Western and Chinese zodiac connections.

Four Challenges Matches

  • The combative yet growth-oriented Square Western matches of Cancer /Libra and Cancer /Aries.

  • The confrontational and attention-grabbing Opposition Chinese match of Rat and Horse.

  • The quicksand-like antagonism of the Chinese zodiac Adversary match, Rat and Sheep.

The Four Challenges combined signs are most challenging when combined with the Cancer Rat are set out below. Each combined sign includes links to the relevant combined sign profile, the relationship horoscope for that sign with Cancer Rat, and a sample list of celebrities born under the relevant combined sign. The celebrity list is selected at random from our Horizon Astrology database. Click refresh to see another random selection.

Western zodiac sign, Aries
Chinese zodiac sign, the Horse

Aries Horse

Aries Horse Profile Cancer Rat and Aries Horse - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Aries Horse Individuals*

  • Teddy Sheringham (04/02/1966)
  • Emma Watson (04/15/1990)
  • Maribeth Monroe (03/25/1978)
  • Aretha Franklin (03/25/1942)
  • Tony Yayo (03/31/1978)
  • Jacob Zuma (04/12/1942)
  • Amanda Brugel (03/24/1978)
  • Miralem Pjanic (04/02/1990)
  • Peter MacNicol (04/10/1954)
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes (03/24/1990)
  • Michael Vlamis (03/27/1990)
  • Deon Richmond (04/02/1978)
  • Lindsay Hartley (04/17/1978)
Steve McQueen
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Steve McQueen
Western zodiac sign, Aries
Chinese zodiac sign, the Sheep

Aries Sheep

Aries Sheep Profile Cancer Rat and Aries Sheep - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Aries Sheep Individuals*

  • Eileen Heckart (03/29/1919)
  • Hayley McFarland (03/29/1991)
  • John Gavin (04/08/1931)
  • Lake Bell (03/24/1979)
  • Mateja Kežman (04/12/1979)
  • Louise Brealey (03/27/1979)
  • Anatoliy Tymoschuk (03/30/1979)
  • Emraan Hashmi (03/24/1979)
  • Angus Young (03/31/1955)
  • Matthew Upson (04/18/1979)
  • Henry Ian Cusick (04/17/1967)
  • Ayman Mohyeldin (04/18/1979)
  • Antoine Griezmann (03/21/1991)
Kourtney Kardashian
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Kourtney Kardashian
Western zodiac sign, Libra
Chinese zodiac sign, the Horse

Libra Horse

Libra Horse Profile Cancer Rat and Libra Horse - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Libra Horse Individuals*

  • Hannah Arendt (10/14/1906)
  • Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (10/10/1978)
  • Jacqueline Obradors (10/06/1966)
  • Keri Lynn Pratt (09/23/1978)
  • Galadriel Stineman (10/20/1990)
  • George Weah (10/01/1966)
  • Jens Christian Skou (10/08/1918)
  • Zheng Qinwen (10/08/2002)
  • Luke Perry (10/11/1966)
  • Ben Miles (09/29/1966)
  • Ken Stott (10/19/1954)
  • Louis Althusser (10/16/1918)
  • Judy Sheindlin (10/21/1942)
Usher
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Usher
Western zodiac sign, Libra
Chinese zodiac sign, the Sheep

Libra Sheep

Libra Sheep Profile Cancer Rat and Libra Sheep - Relationship Horoscope

Famous Libra Sheep Individuals*

  • Kerry James Marshall (10/17/1955)
  • Yo-Yo Ma (10/07/1955)
  • Riccardo Giacconi (10/06/1931)
  • Erin Chambers (09/24/1979)
  • John Nettles (10/11/1943)
  • Toni Braxton (10/07/1967)
  • Denis Villeneuve (10/03/1967)
  • Ant Clemons (09/26/1991)
  • Caitriona Balfe (10/04/1979)
  • Marilyn McCoo (09/30/1943)
  • Nicolás Massú (10/10/1979)
  • Jacques Tati (10/09/1907)
  • Aaron Ashmore (10/07/1979)
Yo-Yo Ma
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Yo-Yo Ma