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领头羊

lǐng tóu yáng

3-character word Traditional 領頭羊

What 领头羊 means

1. bellwether

The characters in 领头羊

• 领lǐngneck; collar; to lead
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 羊yángsheep; goat

Example sentences

• 虽然公山羊羔经常因为无法产奶而被淘汰，但有时它们会被阉割，并作为「阉羊」留在羊群中。这种脖子上挂着铃铛的「领头羊」通常是羊群的领袖。
  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.