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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羊* | 羊* | *羊
sheep; goat / CL: 頭|头, 隻|只
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *未* | 未* | *未
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°
HSK 7-9
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
sheep
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *垟* | 垟* | *垟
clay sheep buried with the dead
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *栈* | 栈* | *栈
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *咩* | 咩* | *咩
the bleating of sheep / final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膻* | 膻* | *膻
(old) a flock of sheep or goats / variant of
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *芈* | 芈* | *芈
to bleat (of a sheep)
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
to raise sheep / shepherd
flock of sheep
sheep / lamb
cattle and sheep / livestock
sheep's milk
lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *牂* | 牂* | *牂
female sheep / place name
to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job
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
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)
herd of sheep
ram (male sheep)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羢* | 羢* | *羢
wool of sheep
sheep husbandry
to drive sheep / to herd sheep
(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
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
sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
to take home sb else's stray sheep
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free.
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
merino (breed of sheep)
Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family
(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)
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
sheep or goat pen
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)


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