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Etymology
A sheep's head with horns
Meanings
sheep; goat
CL: tóu, zhī
surname Yang
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Words with 羊 359 total
ram (male sheep)公羊gōng yángto 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放羊fàng yángto drive sheep · to herd sheep赶羊gǎn yángargali (Ovis ammon)盘羊pán yángantelope · CL: zhī羚羊líng yánggoat · (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse山羊shān yángsheep绵羊mián yángto take home sb else's stray sheep攘羊rǎng yáng
Idioms with 羊 54 total Chain
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes); impossible to advance or to retreat · without any way out of a dilemma · trapped · in an impossible situation羝羊触藩dī yáng chù fānselling horse-meat as beef steak · hang up a sheep's head and sell dog-meat · try to palm off something inferior to what it purports to be · sell the dog-meat under the label of the sheep's head · carry high-sounding but misleading names挂羊头，卖狗肉guà yáng tóu，mài gǒu ròulit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) · fig. to cheat · dishonest advertising · wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue挂羊头卖狗肉guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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