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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
epilepsy
lanolin / wool oil
sheep
antelope / CL: 隻|只
Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
shepherd
mutton / goat meat
minced mutton
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羊* | 羊* | *羊
surname Yang
Aries (star sign)
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
lamb
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
lamb
to raise sheep / shepherd
lamb chop
flock of sheep
Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan
sheep / lamb
sheepskin
cattle and sheep / livestock
scapegoat
bellwether
(anatomy) amnion
sheep's milk
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)
Mongolian gazelle / Procapra gutturosa
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
children's game, similar to knucklebones
sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat
lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom) / fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
bharal
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job
wether (castrated ram)
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
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
epilepsy
(fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground
sheep husbandry
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
wool sweater; cardigan
ibex
goat-man / faun of Greek mythology
Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
alpaca
argali (Ovis ammon)
epilepsy
bellwether
scapegoat; sacrificial lamb
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / Japanese variant of 魔羯座
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. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座
scapegoat
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
parchment
amniocentesis (abbr. for 羊膜穿刺)
cashmere
to take home sb else's stray sheep
croissant
Scotch collie / rough collie
fleece / wool / woolen
amniocentesis
imitation parchment
amniocentesis
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
ibex
Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
sheepdog
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
croissant
ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
claw hammer
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传
goatee
variant of 楊桃|杨桃 / carambola / star fruit
Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)
merino (breed of sheep)
llama
(zoology) vicuña
shepherd / shepherd boy
shepherd
lamb kebab
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
ram (male sheep)
kea (Nestor notabilis)
gazelle
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
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

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