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 羔羊 gāo yáng sheep / lamb syn 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 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep syn 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill 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 跌进 跌進 diē jìn to fall into / to dip below a certain level 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 浸入 jìn rù to soak / to dip syn 涉猎 涉獵 shè liè to skim (through a book) / to read cursorily / to dip into syn 倾角 傾角 qīng jiǎo dip / angle of dip (inclination of a geological plane down from horizontal) / tilt (inclination of ship from vertical) syn 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 养羊 養羊 yǎng yáng sheep husbandry 羊头 羊頭 yáng tóu sheep's head / fig. advertisement for good meat 六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog syn 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 羊 yáng sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] syn 膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) syn 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 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 淬 cuì dip into water / to temper syn 寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn 濡染 rú rǎn to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink) syn 芈 羋 mǐ to bleat (of a sheep) 牧群 mù qún herd of sheep 眉目传情 眉目傳情 méi mù chuán qíng to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at syn 羶 shān rank odor (of sheep or goats) 染指于鼎 染指於鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action 羊毛出在羊身上 yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 真倾斜 真傾斜 zhēn qīng xié dip / true dip / angle of dip 乐羊羊 樂羊羊 lè yáng yáng Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会 大角羊 dài jiǎo yáng bighorn sheep / mountain sheep 赶羊 趕羊 gǎn yáng to drive sheep / to herd sheep 抄网 抄網 chāo wǎng dip net 浸一下 jìn yī xià dip 抌 zhěn to bale out water, to dip 濡毫 rú háo to dip the pen into ink / to write 蘸酱 蘸醬 zhàn jiàng dipping sauce / to dip in sauce 逆断层 逆斷層 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology) / compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees 占有中的债务人融资 debtor-in-possession financing / DIP financing 双谷衰退 double-dip recession 倾斜时差 傾斜時差 dip moveout 牛群灭虫浴 牛群滅虫浴 niú qún miè chóng yù cattle dip 零磁倾赤道 零磁傾赤道 líng cí qīng chì dào dip Equator / magnetic Equator 磁倾角 磁傾角 cí qīng jué magnetic inclination / inclination / magnetic dip syn 倾向滑距断层 傾向滑距斷層 dip-slip fault 倾斜时差校正 傾斜時差校正 dip moveout correction / DMO correction / DMO processing 沾酱 沾醬 zhān jiàng dip (cookery) 探底 tàn dǐ (of stock prices, etc) to slump / to dip 裸泳 luǒ yǒng to swim naked / to skinny-dip 羢 róng wool of sheep 垟 yáng clay sheep buried with the dead 牂 zāng female sheep / place name 害马 害馬 hài mǎ lit. the black horse of the herd / fig. troublemaker / the black sheep of the family 攘羊 rǎng yáng to take home sb else's stray sheep 杀牛宰羊 殺牛宰羊 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom) 杀猪宰羊 殺豬宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom) 毛出在羊身上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) / One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid. / Nothing comes for free. 瘙痒病 瘙癢病 sào yǎng bìng scrapie (prion disease of sheep) 羊栈 羊棧 yáng zhàn sheep or goat pen 羊痒疫 羊癢疫 yáng yǎng yì scrapie (prion disease of sheep) 羊瘙痒病 羊瘙癢病 yáng sào yǎng bìng scrapie (prion disease of sheep) 羊瘙痒症 羊瘙癢症 yáng sào yǎng zhèng scrapie (prion disease of sheep) 羊肠小径 羊腸小徑 yáng cháng xiǎo jìng winding road (twisting and turning like a sheep's intestine) 美利奴羊 měi lì nú yáng merino (breed of sheep) 蛮羊 蠻羊 mán yáng aoudad / Barbary sheep 太牢 tài láo (in ancient times) sacrificial animal (cow, sheep or pig) 髯羊 rán yáng aoudad / Barbary sheep 羊油 yáng yóu sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow 羊质虎皮 羊質虎皮 yáng zhì hǔ pí lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart syn 桃莉羊 táo lì yáng (Tw) Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell 羊脂白玉 yáng zhī bái yù sheep-fat white jade, a type of jade 三牲 sān shēng the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig / later pig, chicken and fish) syn 扮猪吃老虎 扮豬吃老虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down 