湖羊

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Chinese

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lake caprid
trad. (湖羊)
simp. #(湖羊)
alternative forms 胡羊
河羊
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Etymology

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is derived from 湖州 (“Huzhou”), where many woolen sheep were reared historically.

The word is alternatively spelled as 胡羊. Some attribute the use the character (“Western”) to a belief that Huzhou sheeps were imported originally from Mongolia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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湖羊

  1. (dialectal Northern Wu, including Shanghainese) sheep

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