Word information
Simplified羯羊
Traditional羯羊
Pinyinjié yáng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 羯羊
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláo
lit. 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
羯鼓jié gǔdouble-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
羯磨jié mókarma (loanword)
羯鼓催花jié gǔ cuī huādrumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
羊年yáng niánYear of the Ram (e.g. 2003)