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牛 (ngau4) — cow; ox; bull; cattle in Cantonese

ngauˎ₄牛
Mandarin Pinyin: niu2

Meaning of 牛

nouncow; ox; bull; cattle
nounKangxi radical 93
nouna Chinese family name
nounstubborn; headstrong (person)
noun(adjective) (of personality) stubborn and unreasonable

Example Sentences with 牛

neiˏ₅你soengˊ²想sikˍ₆食ngauˎ₄牛jukˍ₆肉haiˍ₆定zyuˉ¹係jukˍ₆豬a˗₃肉?呀？
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
記住飲多啲牛奶呀！
Remember to drink more milk!
牛奶有益健康
Milk is good for your health.
魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
woˉ¹蝸ngauˎ₄牛zauˊ²走dakˉ¹得hanˊ²很maanˍ₆慢
A snail moves slowly.
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Words Containing 牛

牛一ngau4 jat1
birthday
牛至ngau4 zi3
oregano
水牛seoi2 ngau4
water-buffalo; (placename) Sui Ngau
牛仔褲ngau4 zai2 fu3
jeans, blue jeans Originally Cantonese only; now mainstream Chinese.
牛鬼蛇神ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4
monsters and freaks (lit., "ox-headed demons and serpent gods") as originally referred by Buddhists
牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1
if a cow doesn't want to drink, you can't force its head down
牛乸ngau4 naa2
a cow
牛市ngau4 si5
a bull market (as opposed to 熊市)
牛白腩ngau4 baak6 naam5
sirloin; tenderloin | also 牛腩
大耳牛daai6 ji5 ngau4
(often said of children) not teachable; unwilling to accept admonishment or advice
九牛二虎之力gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6
tremendous effort
牛頸鈴ngau4 geng2 ling4
cowbell

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