羊痒疫 (羊癢疫)
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Pinyin
Definition
羊痒疫 (羊癢疫)
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- scrapie (prion disease of sheep)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (13)
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
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
杀牛宰羊
- 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
- 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
- 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
- 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.