it doesn't matter whether it's sheep, ram or goat because they are all one family!!! that's the beauty of the chinese tradition, be united and complete as one family.. :)
Went to get my new bank notes and ang pao packets yesterday - nice friend of mine working at the bank reserved for me. On the packet this year - a ram.
Sheep and ram is the same...you get mutton (adult sheep) and lamb (baby sheep) from them (sometimes wool too). Ram is just a male sheep with his 'balls' intact! :D Goat is a different animal (normally reared for milk). It seems the way to tell them apart is their tails...goats' tails point up, sheep tails hang down! :D
I think I may be wrong after reading: https://wildlife-nature.knoji.com/17-remarkable-goats-with-extremely-largelong-horns/ and http://www.sheep101.info/
it doesn't matter whether it's sheep, ram or goat because they are all one family!!! that's the beauty of the chinese tradition, be united and complete as one family.. :)
ReplyDeleteReally ah? In the wild, they can live together as one family, ah?
DeleteRam sounds nicer I suppose..
ReplyDeleteYou think so?
DeleteEvery year tahun kambing we will have this debate but will never get the answer. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add in lamb and ewe.
DeleteWhere's the sheep? LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteWent to get my new bank notes and ang pao packets yesterday - nice friend of mine working at the bank reserved for me. On the packet this year - a ram.
Ram is sheep, just male sheeps.
DeleteWe call it goat (yeong), but I notice there are a few names too, like ram and sheep.. Aeon gives red packets upon checking out, nice ram picture too..
ReplyDeleteChinese uses one word yeong to cover all.
DeleteAll three are called the same name in Chinese, 羊, so anything goes la..
ReplyDeleteBut seldom hear them using Ewe or Lamb.
DeleteSheep and ram is the same...you get mutton (adult sheep) and lamb (baby sheep) from them (sometimes wool too). Ram is just a male sheep with his 'balls' intact! :D Goat is a different animal (normally reared for milk). It seems the way to tell them apart is their tails...goats' tails point up, sheep tails hang down! :D
ReplyDeleteWah, you sound like the expert on this. I thought mutton just refers to their meat.
DeleteI like the golden ram best, it has a very nice pose. Lol...Let it be the Golden Ram Year.
ReplyDeleteVery majestic pose. It could be an Ibex or mountain goat.
DeleteBetween goat, ram and sheep, I think ram sounds nicer and more macho hah..hah...
ReplyDeleteRam is male so the name also sounds macho to you. :D
Deletei tink all 3 counts as 'yeong' in Chinese.....so i guess those are in the same type of animal, jst different species.
ReplyDeleteYes, yeong covers all. Different genus as well.
DeleteAgree on your classification of the pics to ram, goat, ram. :) No sheep leh.
ReplyDeleteI think I may be wrong after reading:
Deletehttps://wildlife-nature.knoji.com/17-remarkable-goats-with-extremely-largelong-horns/
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http://www.sheep101.info/
Gosh, there are all too cute! My bro is born in the year of goat :D
ReplyDeleteOh, your brother is 36 this year?
DeleteAll in the same family, perhaps? :)
ReplyDeleteDifferent genus.
DeleteOh ya I was just talking to my dad about this just now at dinner! :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it's the Year of the Goat. Yang = goat while sheep is called "mei yang" and mountain goat is called "san yang" etc.
Guess they are not that specific about it.
DeleteSame family so sheep, ram or goat, they are the same. Haha.
ReplyDeleteActually not the same genus.
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