桃莉羊
Táo lì yáng
Pinyin
Definition
桃莉羊
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- (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
Character Decomposition
Idioms (18)
亡羊补牢
- 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
投桃报李
- 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
- 2 to exchange gifts
- 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
挂羊头卖狗肉
- 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
桃园结义
- 1 to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì]) (idiom)
桃腮粉脸
- 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)