肥羊
féi yáng
Pinyin

Definition

肥羊
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féi yáng
  1. (fig.) attractive and easy mark
  2. source of steady profit
  3. moneymaker
  4. cash cow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

减肥
jiǎn féi
  1. 1 to lose weight
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
肥
féi
  1. 1 fat
  2. 2 fertile
  3. 3 loose-fitting or large
  4. 4 to fertilize
  5. 5 to become rich by illegal means
  6. 6 fertilizer
  7. 7 manure
化肥
huà féi
  1. 1 fertilizer
合肥
Hé féi
  1. 1 Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[Ān huī Shěng] in south central China
山羊
shān yáng
  1. 1 goat
  2. 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
放羊
fàng yáng
  1. 1 to tend a flock of sheep
  2. 2 to let sheep out to pasture
  3. 3 fig. to throw off the reins
  4. 4 to leave sb alone
  5. 5 acting freely and irresponsibly
施肥
shī féi
  1. 1 to spread manure
  2. 2 to apply fertilizer
涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu
  1. 1 Mongolian hot pot
  2. 2 instant-boiled mutton (dish)
绵羊
mián yáng
  1. 1 sheep
羊城
Yáng chéng
  1. 1 Yangcheng, a nickname for 廣州|广州[Guǎng zhōu]
羊皮
yáng pí
  1. 1 sheepskin
羊羔
yáng gāo
  1. 1 lamb
羊肉
yáng ròu
  1. 1 mutton
  2. 2 goat meat
羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn
  1. 1 lamb kebab
羔羊
gāo yáng
  1. 1 sheep
  2. 2 lamb
肥皂
féi zào
  1. 1 soap
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài],條|条[tiáo]
肥皂剧
féi zào jù
  1. 1 soap opera (loanword)

Idioms (17)

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
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
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
  1. 1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
  2. 2 venal and selfish behavior
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
  1. 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
  1. 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
毛出在羊身上
máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
牵羊担酒
qiān yáng dān jiǔ
  1. 1 pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations
  2. 2 to kill the fatted calf
羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
  1. 1 lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to tread dangerous ground
羊毛出在羊身上
yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng
  1. 1 lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  2. 2 Nothing comes for free.
羊肠小道
yáng cháng xiǎo dào
  1. 1 road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road
  2. 2 fig. complicated and tricky job
羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí
  1. 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. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation
羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance
  3. 3 braggart
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
  1. 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. 2 without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3 trapped
  4. 4 in an impossible situation
顺手牵羊
shùn shǒu qiān yáng
  1. 1 lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency
  2. 2 to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
  1. 1 lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to live up to one's promises
饫甘餍肥
yù gān yàn féi
  1. 1 to live off the fat of the land (idiom)
  2. 2 to have a luxurious lifestyle
马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富
mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù
  1. 1 a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

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