桃莉羊
Táo lì yáng
Pinyin

Definition

桃莉羊
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Táo lì yáng
  1. (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen

Idioms (18)

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
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
桃园结义
táo yuán jié yì
  1. 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
táo sāi fěn liǎn
  1. 1 rosy-cheeked (idiom)