羔(gāo)
Origin:
字形的上部是“羊”,下部是“火”,表示用火烤羊。最美味的烤羊是用小羊烤,因而“羔”字指“小羊”。
The upper part is “羊” and the lower part is “火,” which together mean to roast a sheep over a fire. Roasted lamb is the most delicious kind of mutton, so “羔” refers to lambs.
Meaning:
lamb, kid
Words:
羔羊(gāoyáng): lamb
羔羊皮(gāoyángpí): capeskin; lambskin
Sentences:
1、羔羊肉非常美味。
Gāoyángròu fēicháng měiwèi.
Gāoyángròu fēicháng měiwèi.
Lamb tastes very delicious.
2. 他是一只披了羔羊皮的狼。
Tā shì yìzhī pī le gāoyángpí de láng.
Tā shì yìzhī pī le gāoyángpí de láng.
He is really a wolf in the skin of a lamb.