The eighth animal of the Chinese Zodiac is sheep 羊(yáng), So, our word of this week is 羊-sheep.
Pronunciation
羊 is pronounced yáng
Meaning
The character羊(yáng) is hieroglyphs. Literally, it’s a mammal.
The ancients regarded a sheep as a “virtuous animal”, kind, benevolent, righteous, and courteous. Even though it has horns, it is not combative. Later, sheep became a symbol of luck.
Example：
亡羊补牢（wáng yáng bǔ láo ）
Literally , it means mending the fold after the sheep have been stolen; or more literally, “better late than never”. It indicates that if you find a way to remedy a problem, you can prevent continued losses.
羊毛出在羊身上(yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng)
Literally , the wool of the sheep is on the sheep itself, meaning “nothing is free” or “you get you paid for”. It has a derogatory meaning.
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