The Chinese word for goat is
山羊
shān yáng
Chinese Definition
| goat | |
| 1. 名词. 山羊 | |
| Components | |
| 山 | |
| 1. mountain; hill | |
| 登山 - to climb a mountain | |
| 2. hill-shaped object | |
| 冰山 - iceberg | |
| 3. bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons | |
| 4. gable | |
| 5. (Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) tomb; grave | |
| 6. . Shan | |
| 羊 | |
| 1. caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) | |
| 2. (slang) Alternative form of 陽 (positive result (in a medical test)) | |
| Yang | |
| 3. (slang) Japanese yen | |
| 4. (slang) Chinese yuan |
Translations for 羊 and their definitions
| 羊 | |
| 1. caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) | |
| 2. (slang) Alternative form of 陽 (positive result (in a medical test)) | |
| Yang | |
| 3. (slang) Japanese yen | |
| 4. (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 山羊 | |
| 1. n. goat (animal) | |
| 2. n. (Mainland China) buck; vaulting horse |
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Pronunciation
shān yáng
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