yáng

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  1. 1. sheep; goat

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Words Containing 羊

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

羊肉
yáng ròu

mutton

代罪羔羊
dài zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat

仿羊皮纸
fǎng yáng pí zhǐ

imitation parchment

公羊
gōng yáng

ram (male sheep)

公羊传
gōng yáng zhuàn

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[gōng yáng chūn qiū]

公羊春秋
gōng yáng chūn qiū

Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[chūn qiū], early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传[gōng yáng zhuàn]

北山羊
běi shān yáng

ibex

啄羊鹦鹉
zhuó yáng yīng wǔ

kea (Nestor notabilis)

大羊驼
dà yáng tuó

llama

天主的羔羊
tiān zhǔ de gāo yáng

the Lamb of God

小羊
xiǎo yáng

lamb

小羚羊
xiǎo líng yáng

gazelle

山羊
shān yáng

goat

山羊绒
shān yáng róng

cashmere

山羊胡子
shān yáng hú zi

goatee

岩羊
yán yáng

bharal

悬羊头卖狗肉
xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

手抓羊肉
shǒu zhuā yáng ròu

hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)

攘羊
rǎng yáng

to take home sb else's stray sheep

放羊
fàng yáng

to tend a flock of sheep

放羊娃
fàng yáng wá

shepherd

普氏小羚羊
pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng

Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia

替罪羊
tì zuì yáng

scapegoat

替罪羔羊
tì zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat

未羊
wèi yáng

Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)

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

杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

毛出在羊身上
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.

涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu

Mongolian hot pot

淫羊藿
yín yáng huò

Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac

牛羊
niú yáng

cattle and sheep

牡羊座
mǔ yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

牧羊
mù yáng

to raise sheep

牧羊人
mù yáng rén

shepherd

牧羊犬
mù yáng quǎn

sheepdog

牧羊者
mù yáng zhě

shepherd

牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ

pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations

狗扯羊皮
gǒu chě yáng pí

to fuss around

白羊
bái yáng

Aries (star sign)

白羊座
bái yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

白羊朝
bái yáng cháo

Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)

盘羊
pán yáng

argali (Ovis ammon)

红羊劫
hóng yáng jié

national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)

绵羊
mián yáng

sheep

羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu

lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)

羊卓雍措
yáng zhuó yōng cuò

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

羊卓雍错
yáng zhuó yōng cuò

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

羊城
yáng chéng

Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[guǎng zhōu]

羊奶
yáng nǎi

sheep's milk

羊年
yáng nián

Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)

羊怪
yáng guài

faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology

羊拐
yáng guǎi

children's game, similar to knucklebones

羊排
yáng pái

lamb chop

羊栈
yáng zhàn

sheep or goat pen

羊毛
yáng máo

fleece

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.

羊毛毯
yáng máo tǎn

woolen blanket

羊毛线
yáng máo xiàn

knitting wool

羊毛脂
yáng máo zhī

lanolin

羊毛衫
yáng máo shān

wool sweater; cardigan

羊水
yáng shuǐ

amniotic fluid

羊油
yáng yóu

sheep's fat

羊男
yáng nán

goat-man

羊瘙痒病
yáng sào yǎng bìng

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

羊瘙痒症
yáng sào yǎng zhèng

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

羊痫风
yáng xián fēng

epilepsy

羊痒疫
yáng yǎng yì

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

羊癫疯
yáng diān fēng

epilepsy

羊皮
yáng pí

sheepskin

羊皮纸
yáng pí zhǐ

parchment

羊羔
yáng gāo

lamb

羊群
yáng qún

flock of sheep

羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn

lamb kebab

羊肉馅
yáng ròu xiàn

minced mutton

羊肚子手巾
yáng dù zi shǒu jīn

see 羊肚手巾[yáng dù shǒu jīn]

羊肚子毛巾
yáng dù zi máo jīn

see 羊肚手巾[yáng dù shǒu jīn]

羊肚手巾
yáng dù shǒu jīn

(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)

羊脂白玉
yáng zhī bái yù

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

羊肠小径
yáng cháng xiǎo jìng

winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)

羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào

road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road

羊膜
yáng mó

(anatomy) amnion

羊膜穿刺
yáng mó chuān cì

amniocentesis

羊膜穿刺术
yáng mó chuān cì shù

amniocentesis

羊角包
yáng jiǎo bāo

croissant

羊角村
yáng jiǎo cūn

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

羊角芹
yáng jiǎo qín

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

羊角豆
yáng jiǎo dòu

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)

羊角风
yáng jiǎo fēng

epilepsy

羊角面包
yáng jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

羊头
yáng tóu

sheep's head

羊头狗肉
yáng tóu gǒu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

羊驼
yáng tuó

alpaca

美利奴羊
měi lì nú yáng

merino (breed of sheep)

羔羊
gāo yáng

sheep

羚羊
líng yáng

antelope

羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat

羯羊
jié yáng

wether (castrated ram)

羱羊
yuán yáng

ibex

肥羊
féi yáng

(fig.) attractive and easy mark

薅羊毛
hāo yáng máo

to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases

藏羚羊
zàng líng yáng

Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)

苏格兰牧羊犬
sū gé lán mù yáng quǎn

Scotch collie

赶羊
gǎn yáng

to drive sheep

长角羊
cháng jiǎo yáng

Tibetan long horned antelope

青羊
qīng yáng

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

青羊区
qīng yáng qū

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng

lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)

领头羊
lǐng tóu yáng

bellwether

头羊
tóu yáng

bellwether

养羊
yǎng yáng

sheep husbandry

黄羊
huáng yáng

Mongolian gazelle

龙羊
lóng yáng

Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai

龙羊峡
lóng yáng xiá

Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[gòng hé xiàn] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai