山羊
shān yáng
Pinyin

Definition

山羊
 - 
shān yáng
  1. goat
  2. (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 classifier: 座 zuò
唐山
Táng shān
  1. 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
山
Shān
  1. 1 surname Shan
山东
Shān dōng
  1. 1 Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[Jǐ nán]

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

Sample Sentences

告诉你，这歌还富有教育意义呢！你知道绵羊跟山羊的叫声有什么不一样吗？
gàosu nǐ ，zhè gē hái fùyǒu jiàoyù yìyì ne ！nǐ zhīdào miányáng gēn shānyáng de jiàoshēng yǒu shénme bù yīyàng ma ？
Let me tell you. This song is rich in educational content! Do you know the difference between the call of a sheep and a goat?
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错！绵羊“面”，山羊“咩”，不一样！那还有，火鸡、公鸡跟母鸡，叫起来有什么不一样？
cuò ！miányáng “miàn ”，shānyáng “miē ”，bù yīyàng ！nà hái yǒu ，huǒjī 、gōngjī gēn mǔjī ，jiào qǐlái yǒu shénme bù yīyàng ？
Wrong! Sheep go "baa", goats go "Meh", they're different! And also what's the difference between the calls of turkeys, roosters and hens?
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