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攘羊
rǎng​yáng

to steal a sheep

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
攘羊 rǎng//yáng
to steal a sheep
(literary) to take home someone else's stray sheep; to steal a sheep
to expose a relative's fault
(literary) to expose or testify against a family member's wrongdoing. This sense refers to a story from the 论语 lún​yǔ where a son reports his father for stealing a sheep.

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  • 直躬 zhí​gōng
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