十羊九牧 shíyángjiǔmù too many bosses Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 十 shí numeral ten the number ten; 10羊 yáng noun sheep sheep; goat; lamb; any of various ruminant mammals of the subfamily Caprinae九 jiǔ numeral nine the number nine牧 mù noun to govern (archaic) to govern or rule over people