未 wèi 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° syn 男女 nán nǚ male-female / male and female syn 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 羔羊 gāo yáng sheep / lamb syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 绵羊 綿羊 mián yáng sheep 多利 duō lì Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell 羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep syn 牧羊 mù yáng to raise sheep / shepherd 羊奶 yáng nǎi sheep's milk 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo 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 syn 害群之马 害群之馬 hài qún zhī mǎ lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple syn 放羊 fàng yáng 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 羊肠小道 羊腸小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job syn 挂羊头卖狗肉 掛羊頭賣狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue syn 牛羊 niú yáng cattle and sheep / livestock 长毛 長毛 cháng máo long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc) 公羊 gōng yáng ram (male sheep) syn 女同胞 nǚ tóng bāo woman / female / female compatriot 养羊 養羊 yǎng yáng sheep husbandry 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female) / (archaic) male and female slaves / subjects (of a ruler) 羊头 羊頭 yáng tóu sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat 女选手 女選手 nǚ xuǎn shǒu female contestant / female athlete 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 母 mǔ mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female syn 羊 yáng sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] syn 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 表姐妹 biǎo jiě mèi female cousins via female line 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 芈 羋 mǐ to bleat (of a sheep) 女 nǚ female / woman / daughter syn 女性 nǚ xìng woman / the female sex syn 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl / female student / girl 女子 nǚ zǐ woman / female syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 巫婆 wū pó witch / sorceress / female shaman syn 女仆 女僕 nǚ pú female servant / maid syn 女佣 女傭 nǚ yōng (female) maid syn 花瓶 huā píng flower vase / (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 女伴 nǚ bàn female companion 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 表亲 表親 biǎo qīn cousin (via female line) 外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line syn 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 雌性 cí xìng female 雌雄 cí xióng male and female 老板娘 lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor / lady boss / boss's wife syn 女星 nǚ xīng female star / famous actress syn 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 表兄弟 biǎo xiōng dì male cousins via female line syn 艺妓 藝妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4] syn 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 阿兰 阿蘭 ā lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name) 女婴 女嬰 nǚ yīng female baby 长舌妇 長舌婦 cháng shé fù female gossip / busybody syn 女色 nǚ sè female charms / femininity syn 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 发情期 發情期 fā qíng qī the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals) 女犯 nǚ fàn female offender in imperial China (old) 天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female) / deity / fairy / Goddess / fig. beautiful woman syn 老鸨 老鴇 lǎo bǎo female brothel keeper syn 美玲 měi líng Meiling (female name) / Zhou Meiling 周美玲[Zhou1 Mei3 ling2] (1969-), Taiwanese gay film director 螺母 luó mǔ nut (female component of nut and bolt) syn 歌女 gē nǚ female singer (archaic) 螺帽 luó mào nut (female component of nut and bolt) 不孕症 bù yùn zhèng female infertility syn 白虎 bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia 裙带 裙帶 qún dài waistband of a skirt / (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 蟹黄 蟹黃 xiè huáng the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy) 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 师妹 師妹 shī mèi junior female student or apprentice / daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 花旦 huā dàn role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera syn 农妇 農婦 nóng fù peasant woman (in former times) / female farm worker syn 打工妹 dǎ gōng mèi young female worker 童女 tóng nǚ virgin female syn 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 女歌手 nǚ gē shǒu female singer 伊人 yī rén (literary) that person (usually female) / she / one's intended 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝[xiao3 huang2 di4] 艺伎 藝伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4] 学妹 學妹 xué mèi junior or younger female schoolmate 管家婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody syn 林黛玉 lín dài yù Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe 舞娘 舞孃 wǔ niáng female dancer 女主人公 nǚ zhǔ rén gōng heroine (of a novel or film) / main female protagonist 女将 女將 nǚ jiàng female general / (fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise syn 李清照 lǐ qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet 阴道口 陰道口 yīn dào kǒu female external genitalia (anatomy) / vulva 仙姑 xiān gū female immortal / sorceress syn 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 薛宝钗 薛寶釵 xuē bǎo chāi Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉 