羊 (joeng4) — sheep; goat; lamb in Cantonese
joengˎ₄羊
Mandarin Pinyin: yang2
Meaning of 羊
nounsheep; goat; lamb
noun(Cantonese)/victim of cheat; one who has been fooled/weak; incapable
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Example Sentences with 羊
zek3zek3隻saan1joeng4隻douˉ¹山jauˏ₅羊loengˏ₅都zek˗₃有gok˗₃兩隻角
Every goat has two horns.
joengˎ₄羊zaiˊ²仔caanˊ²產jyutˏ₅乳
Goats produce milk.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度fong˗₃放mukˍ₆牧saanˉ¹山joeng4.羊。
He is herding goats there.
joengˎ₄羊gungˉ¹公houˊ²好couˎ₄嘈。
The ram is very noisy.
joengˎ₄羊gungˉ¹公meˉ¹咩meˉ¹咩giu˗₃叫。
The ram is bleating.
Words Containing 羊
掛羊頭賣狗肉gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6
cry up wine and sell vinegar; sail under false colours
羊肉joeng4 juk6
mutton; lamb meat
牧羊狗muk6 joeng4 gau2
a sheepdog
羊皮紙yoeng4 pei4 zi2
parchment
綿羊仔min4 joeng2 zai2
scooter (e.g., a Vespa)
小羊siu2 joeng4
lamb
草羊cou2 joeng2
a goat
羊毛joeng4 mou4
wool
牡羊座mau5 joeng4 zo6
Aries (incorrectly used instead of 白羊座)
綿羊min4 joeng2
sheep; Ovis aries
發羊吊faat3 joeng4 diu3
epilepsy
羊年joeng4 nin4
the Year of the goat (one of the 12 year cycle of animals 十二生肖 in the Chinese calendar and zodiac)
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