ram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin

ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China

Capricorn (star sign); northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴

Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century

karma (loanword)

wether (castrated ram)

Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century

double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist

Capricornus

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom