Word information
Simplified羊拐
Traditional羊拐
Pinyinyáng guǎi
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Character breakdown
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羊yáng
sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]; surname Yang
拐guǎicane; walking stick; crutch; old man's staff; to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]); variant of 枴|拐[guai3]; variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
拐弯guǎiwānto go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
拐杖guǎizhàngcrutches; crutch; walking stick
亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláolit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
羊肉yáng ròumutton; goat meat