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The Chinese word for goat is
山羊

shān yáng



goat

Chinese Definition


goat
     1. 名词. 山羊
Components
     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
     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 and their definitions

     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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