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yáng sheep; goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
wèi not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng láo 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
绵羊 mián yáng sheep
害马 hài lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family
羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
牛羊 niú yáng cattle and sheep / livestock
六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
养羊 yǎng yáng sheep husbandry
三牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
乐羊羊 yáng yáng Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会
miē the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep
长毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
杀牛宰羊 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
牧羊 yáng to raise sheep / shepherd
多利 Duō Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
羊头 yáng tóu sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat
羊瘙痒病 yáng sào yǎng bìng scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
羊油 yáng yóu sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
色厉内荏 nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
公羊 gōng yáng ram (male sheep)
眉目传情 méi chuán qíng to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
瘙痒病 sào yǎng bìng scrapie (prion disease of sheep)


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