yáng
sheep
goat
CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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
shān yáng
goat
(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
Qīng yáng
Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
Bái yáng zuò
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
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
Qīng yáng qū
Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
Mǔ yáng zuò
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
used erroneously for 白羊座
Shān yáng zuò
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Japanese variant of 魔羯座
niú yáng
cattle and sheep
livestock
yáng tóu
sheep's head
fig. advertisement for good meat
shùn shǒu qiān yáng
lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
yín yáng huò
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)
guà yáng tóu , mài gǒu ròu
to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); to cheat
dishonest advertising
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
cáng líng yáng
Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)
yáng nán
goat-man
faun of Greek mythology
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.
Nothing comes for free.
yáng cháng xiǎo dào
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
fig. complicated and tricky job
yáng ròu pào mó
mutton and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine)
yáng nián
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
wèi yáng
Year 8, year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
Lóng yáng
Long yang village in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
yáng shuǐ chuān cì
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
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
Gōng yáng zhuàn
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
Lóng yáng xiá
Longyangxia canyon on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gonghe county 共和縣|共和县[Gong4 he2 xian4] in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
shǒu zhuā yáng ròu
hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
tì zuì gāo yáng
scapegoat
sacrificial lamb
same as 替罪羊
Yáng jiǎo cūn
Giethoorn (city in the Netherlands)
shā zhū zǎi yáng
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
yáng jiǎo fēng
variant of 羊角風|羊角风[yang2 jiao3 feng1]
yáng jiǎo dòu
okra (Hibiscus esculentus)
lady's fingers
yáng táo
variant of 楊桃|杨桃[yang2 tao2]
carambola
star fruit
yáng cháng xiǎo jìng
winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine)
Gōng yáng chūn qiū
Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传
yáng guài
faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology
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
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation
rǎng yáng
to take home sb else's stray sheep
shā niú zǎi yáng
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
yáng guǎi
children's game, similar to knucklebones
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
to kill the fatted calf
yáng sào yǎng bìng
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
cháng jiǎo yáng
Tibetan long horned antelope
Bái yáng cháo
Ak Koyunlu or Aq Qoyunlu Turkoman confederation of eastern Iran (c. 1378-c. 1500)
yáng sào yǎng zhèng
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
yáng jiǎo qín
ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
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
without any way out of a dilemma
trapped
in an impossible situation
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.
Nothing comes for free.
Pǔ shì xiǎo líng yáng
Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
yáng yǎng yì
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
Yáng zhuó cuò
Yamdroktso lake in central Tibet
yáng dù zi shǒu jīn
see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
yáng gēng
yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form
yáng yǎng yì
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
yáng sào yǎng zhèng
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
yáng dù zi máo jīn
see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
yáng dù shǒu jīn
(dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)
yáng zhī bái yù
sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade
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
yáng tóu gǒu ròu
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
féi yáng
(fig.) attractive and easy mark
source of steady profit
moneymaker
cash cow
huáng yáng
Mongolian gazelle
Procapra gutturosa
yáng sào yǎng bìng
scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
yáng yóu
sheep's fat
suet
mutton tallow
Gōng yáng Chūn qiū
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4]
xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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
Táo lì yáng
(Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
shuàn yáng ròu
Mongolian hot pot
instant-boiled mutton (dish)
gǒu chě yáng pí
to fuss around
to buzz about uselessly
to wag one's tongue
hóng yáng jié
national disaster (ancient astrological allusion)
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
fig. to tread dangerous ground
Yáng chéng
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
Gōng yáng Zhuàn
Mr Gongyang's Annals or commentary on 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋[Gong1 yang2 Chun1 qiu1]