yān ㄧㄢ jim1

  • to castrate
  • a castrate
  • neuter

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Example sentences

  • 雖然公山羊羔經常因為無法產奶而被淘汰,但有時牠們會被閹割,並作為「閹羊」留在羊群中。這種脖子上掛著鈴鐺的「領頭羊」通常是羊群的領袖。 Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

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