The Chinese word for goat is
山羊
shān yángChinese 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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shān yáng
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