山羊

Chinese

		mountain; hill	caprid
simp. and trad. (山羊)		山	羊

Etymology

Compound of 山 (shān, “mountain”) +‎ 羊 (yáng, “caprid: goat, antelope, sheep”).

The sense "buck; vaulting horse" is a Calque of Russian козел (kozel).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shānyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saan¹ joeng⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): san¹ yiang³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sân-yòng
• Northern Min (KCR): suíng-iông
• Eastern Min (BUC): săng-iòng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): soaⁿ-iûⁿ / soaⁿ-iôⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): suan¹ iên⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹se-yan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shānyáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shanyáng
    • Wade–Giles: shan¹-yang²
    • Yale: shān-yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanyang
    • Palladius: шаньян (šanʹjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: saan¹ joeng⁴
    • Yale: sāan yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: san¹ yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: san¹ yiang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /san³³ jiaŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sân-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: san´ iongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: san¹ yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /san²⁴ i̯oŋ¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sân-yòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: san´ (r)iongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: san¹ yong²
    • Sinological IPA: /san²⁴ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: suíng-iông
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suiŋ⁵⁴ iɔŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: săng-iòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saŋ⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋyoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soaⁿ-iûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: suann-iûnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svoa'viuu
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suã³³ iũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suã⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soaⁿ-iôⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: suann-iônn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: svoa'viooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /suã⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: suan¹ iên⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suaⁿ iêⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sũã³³⁻²³ ĩẽ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹se-yan
    • MiniDict: se^平 yan
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹se-hhian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /se⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

Noun

山羊

1. goat (animal) (Classifier: 隻／只)
2. (Mainland China) buck; vaulting horse

Synonyms

• (goat): 羊 (yáng); (Jin) 骨纞兒／骨纞儿; (Hokkien) 羊栱

Derived terms

• 北山羊 (běishānyáng)
• 山羊座 (Shānyángzuò)
• 山羊絨／山羊绒 (shānyángróng)
• 山羊角 (shānyángjiǎo)
• 山羊鬍子／山羊胡子 (shānyáng húzi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	羊
やぎ
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
野羊

For pronunciation and definitions of 山羊 – see the following entry.

【やぎヤギ】 [noun] [from 1523?] a goat (animal) Alternative spelling 野羊

(This term, 山羊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
山	羊

Noun

山羊 • (sanyang) (hangeul 산양)

1. Hanja form^? of 산양 (“long-tailed goral”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
山	羊

Noun

山羊

1. chữ Hán form of sơn dương (“serow”).