"Sheep" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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羔羊 gāo yáng sheep / lamb
绵羊 mián yáng sheep
羊 yáng sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
牛羊 niú yáng cattle and sheep / livestock
羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep
牧羊 mù yáng to raise sheep / shepherd
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
多利 Duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ 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
养羊 yǎng yáng sheep husbandry
害群之马 hài qún zhī mǎ lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
未 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°
色厉内荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing
栈 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack
膻 shān rank odor (of sheep or goats)
羶 shān rank odor (of sheep or goats)
眉目传情 méi mù chuán qíng to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
牧群 mù qún herd of sheep
羢 róng wool of sheep
垟 yáng clay sheep buried with the dead
牂 zāng female sheep / place name
害马 hài mǎ lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family
攘羊 rǎng yáng to take home sb else's stray sheep
乐羊羊 lè 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
杀牛宰羊 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
羊栈 yáng zhàn sheep or goat pen
蛮羊 mán yáng aoudad / Barbary sheep
大角羊 dài jiǎo yáng bighorn sheep / mountain sheep
太牢 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)
髯羊 rán yáng aoudad / Barbary sheep
羊群灭虫浴 yáng qún miè chóng yù sheep dip
羊质虎皮 yáng zhì hǔ pí lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
桃莉羊 Táo lì yáng (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
赶羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep / to herd sheep
三牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig / later pig, chicken and fish)
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