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  *羊* | 羊* | *羊
sheep; goat / CL: 頭|头, 隻|只
HSK 3
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
HSK 7-9
antelope / CL: 隻|只
Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
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  *羊* | 羊* | *羊
surname Yang
sheep's milk
to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly
mutton / goat meat
to raise sheep / shepherd
fleece / wool / woolen
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
lamb chop
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to drive sheep / to herd sheep
scapegoat / sacrificial lamb / same as 替罪羊
epilepsy
lamb
Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac / also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)
sheep
alpaca
sheep / lamb
lamb
(fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
bellwether
shepherd
wool sweater; cardigan
goatee
ram (male sheep)
Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
lamb kebab
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job
scapegoat
amniocentesis
claw hammer
lanolin / wool oil
epilepsy
Mongolian gazelle / Procapra gutturosa
cashmere
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
parchment
sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat
sheepskin
amniotic fluid
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
merino (breed of sheep)
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州
lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
ibex
scapegoat
imitation parchment
argali (Ovis ammon)
pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations / to kill the fatted calf
variant of 楊桃|杨桃 / carambola / star fruit
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
to take home sb else's stray sheep
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
bellwether
flock of sheep
Aries (star sign)
bharal
goat-man / faun of Greek mythology
gazelle
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / Japanese variant of 魔羯座
Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
cattle and sheep / livestock
croissant
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传
llama
children's game, similar to knucklebones
knitting wool / wool yarn
okra (Hibiscus esculentus) / lady's fingers
kea (Nestor notabilis)
(zoology) vicuña
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
shepherd / shepherd boy
Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
(Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座
sheepdog
shepherd
to fuss around / to buzz about uselessly / to wag one's tongue
Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)
Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

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