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羊怪
yáng guài
Pinyin
Definition
羊怪
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yáng guài
faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology
Character Decomposition
羊
羊
怪
忄
又
土
Related Words
(20)
奇怪
qí guài
1
strange
2
odd
3
to marvel
4
to be baffled
怪
guài
1
bewildering
2
odd
3
strange
4
uncanny
5
devil
6
monster
7
to wonder at
8
to blame
9
quite
10
rather
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
1
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
1
surname Yang
羊毛
yáng máo
1
fleece
2
wool
3
woolen
作怪
zuò guài
1
(of a ghost) to make strange things happen
2
to act up
3
to act behind the scenes
4
to make mischief
5
odd
6
to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
古怪
gǔ guài
1
eccentric
2
grotesque
3
oddly
4
queer
妖怪
yāo guài
1
monster
2
devil
山羊
shān yáng
1
goat
2
(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
怪不得
guài bu de
1
no wonder!
2
so that's why!
怪人
guài rén
1
strange person
2
eccentric
怪味
guài wèi
1
strange odor
怪物
guài wu
1
monster
2
freak
3
eccentric person
怪兽
guài shòu
1
rare animal
2
mythical animal
3
monster
怪异
guài yì
1
monstrous
2
strange
3
strange phenomenon
怪癖
guài pǐ
1
eccentricity
2
peculiarity
3
strange hobby
放羊
fàng yáng
1
to tend a flock of sheep
2
to let sheep out to pasture
3
fig. to throw off the reins
4
to leave sb alone
5
acting freely and irresponsibly
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
1
Mongolian hot pot
2
instant-boiled mutton (dish)
绵羊
mián yáng
1
sheep
羊城
Yáng chéng
1
Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu]
Idioms
(20)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
1
not at all surprising (idiom)
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
1
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
2
fig. to act belatedly
3
better late than never
4
to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
1
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
1
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
1
fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
1
strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
2
unreasonable remarks
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
1
lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
2
naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
1
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
2
fig. to cheat
3
dishonest advertising
4
wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
1
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
1
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
1
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2
Nothing comes for free.
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
1
pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
2
to kill the fatted calf
礼多人不怪
lǐ duō rén bù guài
1
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
2
courtesy costs nothing
羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
1
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
2
fig. to tread dangerous ground
羊毛出在羊身上
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
1
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2
Nothing comes for free.
羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào
1
road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
2
fig. complicated and tricky job
羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí
1
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
2
without any way out of a dilemma
3
trapped
4
in an impossible situation
羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí
1
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
2
fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
3
braggart
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
1
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经); impossible to advance or to retreat
2
without any way out of a dilemma
3
trapped
4
in an impossible situation
兴妖作怪
xīng yāo zuò guài
1
lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
2
fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble
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