湖羊
Chinese
[edit]| lake | caprid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (湖羊) | 湖 | 羊 | |
| simp. #(湖羊) | 湖 | 羊 | |
| alternative forms | 胡羊 河羊 | ||
Etymology
[edit]湖 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 胡 (“Western”) to a belief that Huzhou sheep were imported originally from Mongolia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]湖羊
- (dialectal Northern Wu, including Shanghainese) sheep