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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
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
lamb chop
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
epilepsy
lamb
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羊* | 羊* | *羊
surname Yang
sheep
sheep / lamb
lamb
(fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
wool sweater; cardigan
bellwether
alpaca
sheepdog
cashmere
shepherd
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
bellwether
sheepskin
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
to drive sheep / to herd sheep
scapegoat
sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
scapegoat / sacrificial lamb / same as 替罪羊
amniocentesis
claw hammer
lanolin / wool oil
Mongolian gazelle / Procapra gutturosa
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
parchment
amniotic fluid
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
epilepsy
sheep's milk
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
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
to take home sb else's stray sheep
ibex
scapegoat
imitation parchment
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)
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
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
Aries (star sign)
bharal
flock of sheep
goat-man / faun of Greek mythology
gazelle
to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / Japanese variant of 魔羯座
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座
Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
cattle and sheep / livestock
Yamdrok Lake, Tibet
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
croissant
Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会
croissant
okra (Hibiscus esculentus) / lady's fingers
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
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
(Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
children's game, similar to knucklebones
sheep or goat pen
knitting wool / wool yarn
Scotch collie / rough collie
Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
kea (Nestor notabilis)
(zoology) vicuña
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
shepherd / shepherd boy

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