fàng​yáng

to herd sheep

  • created sense approved 放羊 · fàng​yáng · to herd sheep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放羊

    fàng​yáng

    to herd sheep

    to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture

    放, 羊

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to graze 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 放羊 · fàng​yáng · to let things drift — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放羊

    fàng​yáng

    to let things drift

    To leave someone alone or to throw off the reins, allowing a person or group to act freely without management or supervision.

    放, 羊

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to let oneself go 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense