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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
zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack
miē the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
牧羊 yáng to raise sheep / shepherd
牛羊 niú yáng cattle and sheep / livestock
绵羊 mián yáng sheep
长毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
shān rank odor (of sheep or goats)
yáng clay sheep buried with the dead
to bleat (of a sheep)
羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep
羔羊 gāo yáng sheep / lamb
羊奶 yáng nǎi sheep's milk
shān a flock of sheep (or goats) / old variant of 膻[shan1] / old variant of 羶[shan1]
放羊 fàng yáng 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
六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
害群之马 hài qún zhī lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
绵里藏针 mián cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
眉目传情 méi chuán qíng to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
羊肠小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job
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
zāng female sheep / place name
羊质虎皮 yáng zhì lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart


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