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yáng
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. sheep; goat

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8854251)

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Words Containing 羊

绵羊
mián yáng

sheep

杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ

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

羊肚手巾
yáng dù shǒu jīn

(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)

攘羊
rǎng yáng

to take home sb else's stray sheep

羊瘙痒症
yáng sào yǎng zhèng

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng

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

啄羊鹦鹉
zhuó yáng yīng wǔ

kea (Nestor notabilis)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo

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

羊角村
yáng jiǎo cūn

Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)

薅羊毛
hāo yáng máo

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

白羊
bái yáng

Aries (star sign)

小羊
xiǎo yáng

lamb

羊男
yáng nán

goat-man

山羊绒
shān yáng róng

cashmere

羊年
yáng nián

Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)

羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu

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

羊头
yáng tóu

sheep's head

盘羊
pán yáng

argali (Ovis ammon)

代罪羔羊
dài zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat

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]

山羊胡子
shān yáng hú zi

goatee

羊肠小径
yáng cháng xiǎo jìng

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

羚羊
líng yáng

antelope

羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào

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

羊排
yáng pái

lamb chop

羊城
yáng chéng

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

羊栈
yáng zhàn

sheep or goat pen

放羊娃
fàng yáng wá

shepherd

未羊
wèi yáng

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

羊羔
yáng gāo

lamb

牧羊人
mù yáng rén

shepherd

羯羊
jié yáng

wether (castrated ram)

羊毛脂
yáng máo zhī

lanolin

赶羊
gǎn yáng

to drive sheep

牧羊犬
mù yáng quǎn

sheepdog

羊毛毯
yáng máo tǎn

woolen blanket

羊肉馅
yáng ròu xiàn

minced mutton

龙羊
lóng yáng

Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai

牛羊
niú yáng

cattle and sheep

手抓羊肉
shǒu zhuā yáng ròu

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

羔羊
gāo yáng

sheep

羊肚子毛巾
yáng dù zi máo jīn

see 羊肚手巾[yáng dù shǒu jīn]

羊奶
yáng nǎi

sheep's milk

北山羊
běi shān yáng

ibex

羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn

lamb kebab

黄羊
huáng yáng

Mongolian gazelle

羊皮纸
yáng pí zhǐ

parchment

领头羊
lǐng tóu yáng

bellwether

羊瘙痒病
yáng sào yǎng bìng

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

羊拐
yáng guǎi

children's game, similar to knucklebones

羊油
yáng yóu

sheep's fat

天主的羔羊
tiān zhǔ de gāo yáng

the Lamb of God

羊痒疫
yáng yǎng yì

scrapie (prion disease of sheep)

羊毛衫
yáng máo shān

wool sweater; cardigan

羊角豆
yáng jiǎo dòu

okra (Hibiscus esculentus)

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.

养羊
yǎng yáng

sheep husbandry

白羊座
bái yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

羊皮
yáng pí

sheepskin

青羊
qīng yáng

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

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]

红羊劫
hóng yáng jié

national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)

苏格兰牧羊犬
sū gé lán mù yáng quǎn

Scotch collie

普氏小羚羊
pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng

Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia

牧羊者
mù yáng zhě

shepherd

羊怪
yáng guài

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

替罪羊
tì zuì yáng

scapegoat

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

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]

羊肉
yáng ròu

mutton

小羚羊
xiǎo líng yáng

gazelle

羊水
yáng shuǐ

amniotic fluid

羊卓雍措
yáng zhuó yōng cuò

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

仿羊皮纸
fǎng yáng pí zhǐ

imitation parchment

羊毛
yáng máo

fleece

杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng

slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep

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]

羊角面包
yáng jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

羊肚子手巾
yáng dù zi shǒu jīn

see 羊肚手巾[yáng dù shǒu jīn]

羊膜穿刺术
yáng mó chuān cì shù

amniocentesis

羊毛线
yáng máo xiàn

knitting wool

替罪羔羊
tì zuì gāo yáng

scapegoat

岩羊
yán yáng

bharal

羱羊
yuán yáng

ibex

放羊
fàng yáng

to tend a flock of sheep

白羊朝
bái yáng cháo

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

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

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

羊膜穿刺
yáng mó chuān cì

amniocentesis

涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu

Mongolian hot pot

羊脂白玉
yáng zhī bái yù

sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade

羊痫风
yáng xián fēng

epilepsy

羊驼
yáng tuó

alpaca

美利奴羊
měi lì nú yáng

merino (breed of sheep)

牡羊座
mǔ yáng zuò

Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

羊卓雍错
yáng zhuó yōng cuò

Yamdrok Lake, Tibet

淫羊藿
yín yáng huò

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

羊角包
yáng jiǎo bāo

croissant

青羊区
qīng yáng qū

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

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

羊群
yáng qún

flock of sheep

大羊驼
dà yáng tuó

llama

长角羊
cháng jiǎo yáng

Tibetan long horned antelope

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

羊癫疯
yáng diān fēng

epilepsy

肥羊
féi yáng

(fig.) attractive and easy mark

羊膜
yáng mó

(anatomy) amnion

头羊
tóu yáng

bellwether

羊角风
yáng jiǎo fēng

epilepsy

牧羊
mù yáng

to raise sheep

藏羚羊
zàng líng yáng

Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)

羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí

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

羊角芹
yáng jiǎo qín

ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

狗扯羊皮
gǒu chě yáng pí

to fuss around

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

公羊
gōng yáng

ram (male sheep)

山羊
shān yáng

goat