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› 牛
牛
ngau4
Mandarin: niu2
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ox
2
cow
3
bull M: 条tiáo [条]
4
头tóu [头]
5
(slang) awesome
slang
6
KangXi radical 93
7
name of a constellation
8
stubborn
9
arrogant
10
a surname
11
# adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
牛
ngau4
[[a cow]] | ngàuh fóng 牛房 — [cowshed] a gambling den (OS). | ngàuh gei
Words containing 牛
使牛
si2
ngau4
usage of cows for farming
看牛
hon1
ngau4
to cowherd; often used as an expression to describe the energy required to look
瘋牛症
fung1
ngau4
zing3
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)
牛仔帽
ngau4
zai2
mou2
(noun) a cowboy hat
植物牛油
zik6
mat6
ngau4
jau4
margarine [Syn.] 人造牛油 [華]: 人造黃油 , 麥淇淋
牛至
ngau4
zi3
oregano
牛雜
ngau4
zaap6
(food) stewed mixed beef organs; stewed bovine offal; stewed beef offal
黑椒牛柳條
hak1
ziu1
ngau4
lau5
tiu4*2
peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate
牛肉腸
ngau4
juk6
coeng4*2
rice roll with beef filling
牛仔布
ngau4
zai2
bou3
denim; jean | lit. "cowboy cloth"
山竹牛肉球
saan1
zuk1
ngau4
juk6
kau4
Steamed meatball, a Cantonese dim sum
人造牛油
jan4
zou6
ngau4
jau4
margarine [Syn.] 植物牛油 [華]: 人造黃油 , 麥淇淋
牛馬
ngau4
maa5
beasts of burden (lit., "oxen and horses")
牛腩
ngau4
naam5
beef flank; sirloin; tenderloin
非洲海牛
fei1
zau1
hoi2
ngau4
Trichechus senegalensis (West African manatee)
蝸牛
wo1
ngau4
slowcoach (Cantonese slang)
咖哩牛肉
gaa3
lei1
ngau4
juk6
curry beef
牛仔褲
ngau4
zai2
fu3
jeans, blue jeans Originally Cantonese only; now mainstream Chinese.
牛𡁻牡丹
ngau4
ziu6
maau5
daan1
doesn't know chalk from cheese [colloquial]
牛白腩
ngau4
baak6
naam5
(food) beef brisket
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