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five-month-old lamb
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羜 is a phono-semantic compound specifying a five-month-old lamb. Its semantic radical 羊 (yáng, sheep/goat) anchors it in animal husbandry, while the phonetic component 宁 (zhù) provides its sound. This formation exemplifies classical Chinese's precise terminology for livestock at distinct life stages, reflecting the importance of sheep breeding in agrarian society.
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