肥羊

féiyáng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lit. fat sheep
  2. 2 (figurative) easy mark
  3. 3 sucker
  4. 4 cash cow
  5. 5 profitable target

Examples

Piànzi zhuānmén xúnzhǎo yǒuqián de féiyáng.
Scammers specifically hunt for wealthy easy marks.
Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn zài yóukè yǎnlǐ jiùshì kuài féiyáng.
From the tourists' perspective this little shop is a perfect cash cow (er — them as the cash cow being milked).

Tips

usage
Almost always figurative in modern Chinese. The literal sense ('fat sheep') survives mostly in restaurant names like 肥羊 (Xiǎo Féiyáng) — the famous hot pot chain — where it's a positive descriptor of mutton.
register
Colloquial. The figurative sense — 'sucker / mark' — has a slightly cynical, predatory edge: the speaker is implying someone is about to be fleeced.

Stroke Order

féi
yáng