For the same reason, the Ming dynasty emperor Cheng-teh (ruled 1505-1521) once forbade the keeping of pigs, for he was born in the Year of the Pig and was also surnamed Chu, which in Chinese is homophonous with the word for pig.
同樣的事，明武宗正德皇帝也曾下詔禁止養豬，因為他屬豬，二來他姓朱，與「豬」諧音。