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Sheep in Chinese / Japanese...

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 xiǎo yáng
 kohitsuji
Lamb Scroll

小羊 means lamb (literally “little sheep”) in Chinese and Japanese.

Better Late Than Never

It's Never Too Late Too Mend

 wáng yáng bǔ láo yóu wèi wéi wǎn
Better Late Than Never Scroll

Long ago in what is now China, there were many kingdoms throughout the land. This time period is known as “The Warring States Period” by historians because these kingdoms often did not get along with each other.

Sometime around 279 B.C. the Kingdom of Chu was a large but not particularly powerful kingdom. Part of the reason it lacked power was the fact that the King was surrounded by “yes men” who told him only what he wanted to hear. Many of the King's court officials were corrupt and incompetent which did not help the situation.

The King was not blameless himself, as he started spending much of his time being entertained by his many concubines.

One of the King's ministers, Zhuang Xin, saw problems on the horizon for the Kingdom, and warned the King, “Your Majesty, you are surrounded by people who tell you what you want to hear. They tell you things to make you happy and cause you to ignore important state affairs. If this is allowed to continue, the Kingdom of Chu will surely perish, and fall into ruins.”

This enraged the King who scolded Zhuang Xin for insulting the country and accused him of trying to create resentment among the people. Zhuang Xin explained, “I dare not curse the Kingdom of Chu but I feel that we face great danger in the future because of the current situation.” The King was simply not impressed with Zhuang Xin's words.
Seeing the King's displeasure with him and the King's fondness for his court of corrupt officials, Zhuang Xin asked permission from the King that he may take leave of the Kingdom of Chu, and travel to the State of Zhao to live. The King agreed, and Zhuang Xin left the Kingdom of Chu, perhaps forever.

Five months later, troops from the neighboring Kingdom of Qin invaded Chu, taking a huge tract of land. The King of Chu went into exile, and it appeared that soon, the Kingdom of Chu would no longer exist.

The King of Chu remembered the words of Zhuang Xin and sent some of his men to find him. Immediately, Zhuang Xin returned to meet the King. The first question asked by the King was “What can I do now?”

Zhuang Xin told the King this story:

A shepherd woke one morning to find a sheep missing. Looking at the pen saw a hole in the fence where a wolf had come through to steal one of his sheep. His friends told him that he had best fix the hole at once. But the Shepherd thought since the sheep is already gone, there is no use fixing the hole.
The next morning, another sheep was missing. And the Shepherd realized that he must mend the fence at once. Zhuang Xin then went on to make suggestions about what could be done to reclaim the land lost to the Kingdom of Qin, and reclaim the former glory and integrity of the Kingdom of Chu.

The Chinese idiom shown above came from this reply from Zhuang Xin to the King of Chu almost 2,300 years ago.
It translates roughly into English as...
“Even if you have lost some sheep, it's never too late to mend the fence.”

This proverb, 亡羊补牢犹未为晚, is often used in modern China when suggesting in a hopeful way that someone change their ways, or fix something in their life. It might be used to suggest fixing a marriage, quitting smoking, or getting back on track after taking an unfortunate path in life among other things one might fix in their life.

I suppose in the same way that we might say, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life” in our western cultures to suggest that you can always start anew.

Note: This does have Korean pronunciation but is not a well-known proverb in Korean (only Koreans familiar with ancient Chinese history would know it). Best if your audience is Chinese.

Goat / Sheep

Year of the Goat / Zodiac Sign

 yáng
 hitsuji
 
Goat  /  Sheep Scroll

羊 is the character for goat or sheep in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.

If you were born in the year of the goat (sheep), you . . .

Are sophisticated and considerate
Can always find the best solution to problems.
Are tolerant.
Are not afraid of hardship.
Know how to save money (thrifty).


See also our Chinese Zodiac page.




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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your sheep search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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láng
    lang2
lang
 ookami(p); ookame(ok); oinu(ok); ookami
    おおかみ(P); おおかめ(ok); おいぬ(ok); オオカミ

More info & calligraphy:

Wolf
wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
(1) wolf (Canis lupus); (2) wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer; (surname) Ookami
A wolf; fierce.

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yáng
    yang2
yang
 hitsuji(p); hitsuji
    ひつじ(P); ヒツジ

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Goat / Sheep
sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
sheep (Ovis aries); (female given name) Yō
avi, a sheep, goat, ram.

多利

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duō lì
    duo1 li4
to li
 dari
    だり

More info & calligraphy:

Dori
Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
(surname) Dari

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miē
    mie1
mieh
the bleating of sheep; final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)

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yáng
    yang2
yang
clay sheep buried with the dead

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wèi
    wei4
wei
 mi
    み
not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
(prefix) not yet; un-; (female given name) Mirei
Not yet; the future; 1-3 p. m.


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zhàn
    zhan4
chan
 kakebashi
    かけばし
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack
(surname) Kakebashi

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zāng
    zang1
tsang
female sheep; place name


see styles

    mi3
mi
to bleat (of a sheep)

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róng
    rong2
jung
wool of sheep


see styles
qún
    qun2
ch`ün
    chün
 gun
variant of 群[qun2]
A flock of sheep, herd, multitude, the flock, crowd, all.


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shān
    shan1
shan
a flock of sheep (or goats); old variant of 膻[shan1]; old variant of 羶[shan1]

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shān
    shan1
shan
rank odor (of sheep or goats)

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chàn
    chan4
ch`an
    chan
 san
to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate
Crowding sheep, confusion; translit. kṣan, ṣan.

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shān
    shan1
shan
rank odor (of sheep or goats)

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lào
    lao4
lao
 raku
    らく
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc); (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts; Taiwan pr. [luo4]
(See 五味・2) acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
dadhi, a thick, sour milk which is highly esteemed as a food and as a remedy or preventive.

丁未

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dīng wèi
    ding1 wei4
ting wei
 hinotohitsuji; teibi / hinotohitsuji; tebi
    ひのとひつじ; ていび
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
(See 干支・1) Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027); (place-name) Teimi

三牲

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sān shēng
    san1 sheng1
san sheng
the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)

乙未

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yǐ wèi
    yi3 wei4
i wei
 kinotohitsuji; itsubi; otsubi
    きのとひつじ; いつび; おつび
thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
(See 干支・1) Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075); (given name) Otomi

亡羊

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 bouyou / boyo
    ぼうよう
lost sheep; (given name) Bouyou

公羊

see styles
gōng yáng
    gong1 yang2
kung yang
ram (male sheep)

六畜

see styles
liù chù
    liu4 chu4
liu ch`u
    liu chu
 rokuchiku
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
The six animals likened to the six organs 六根, v. 六衆生.

啞羊


哑羊

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yǎ yáng
    ya3 yang2
ya yang
 ayō
(啞羊僧) A dumb sheep (monk), stupid, one who does not know good from bad, nor enough to repent of sin.

太牢

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tài láo
    tai4 lao2
t`ai lao
    tai lao
(in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig)

害馬


害马

see styles
hài mǎ
    hai4 ma3
hai ma
lit. the black horse of the herd; fig. troublemaker; the black sheep of the family

己未

see styles
jǐ wèi
    ji3 wei4
chi wei
 tsuchinotohitsuji; kibi
    つちのとひつじ; きび
fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
(See 干支・1) Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)

攘羊

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rǎng yáng
    rang3 yang2
jang yang
to take home sb else's stray sheep

放羊

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fàng yáng
    fang4 yang2
fang yang
to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture; fig. to throw off the reins; to leave sb alone; acting freely and irresponsibly

未年

see styles
 hitsujidoshi
    ひつじどし
year of the sheep

牛羊

see styles
niú yáng
    niu2 yang2
niu yang
cattle and sheep; livestock

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Lamb小羊kohitsujixiǎo yáng
xiao3 yang2
xiao yang
xiaoyang
hsiao yang
hsiaoyang
Better Late Than Never亡羊補牢猶未為晚
亡羊补牢犹未为晚
wáng yáng bǔ láo yóu wèi wéi wǎn
wang2 yang2 bu3 lao2 you2 wei4 wei2 wan3
wang yang bu lao you wei wei wan
wang yang pu lao yu wei wei wan
wangyangpulaoyuweiweiwan
Goat
Sheep
hitsujiyáng / yang2 / yang
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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