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羔羊

羔羊

Chinese

		lamb	sheep
simp. and trad. (羔羊)		羔	羊
anagram		羊羔

Noun

羔羊

lamb; sheep
(figuratively) innocent or helpless person; scapegoat

Synonyms

羊羔 (yánggāo)

Derived terms

代罪羔羊 (dàizuì gāoyáng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gāoyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ joeng⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâu-yòng
Min Nan (POJ): ko-iûⁿ / ko-iûⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāoyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauyang
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ joeng⁴
  - Yale: gōu yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ joeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu-yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau´ iongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau¹ yong²
  - IPA: /ka̯u²⁴ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâu-yòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gau´ (r)iongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gau¹ yong²
  - IPA: /ka̯u²⁴ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ko-iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'viuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɤ³³ iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-iûⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ko-iûnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'viuu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ¹³/