variant of 畜生[chu4 sheng5]

farm animal; livestock

sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable; item sold at a loss

animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden

sb who sacrifices himself; sacrificial victim; sb who is expendable

domestic animal; sacrificial animal

the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)

body of an animal (or human) killed sacrificially

(religion) to sacrifice; sacrifice; animal offered as sacrifice

sacrificial animal

see 古爾邦節|古尔邦节[Gu3 er3 bang1 jie2]

sacrifice hit (in sport, e.g. baseball)

to heroically sacrifice one's life