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牛仔
牛仔
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau4 zai2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-chṳ́ / ngiù-chái
- Min Nan (POJ): gû-á
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutzae
- IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutzyy
- IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 zai2
- Yale: ngàuh jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 dzai2
- IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-chṳ́
- Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ zii`
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu2 zi3
- IPA: /ɲi̯u¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-chái
- Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ zai`
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu2 zai3
- IPA: /ɲi̯u¹¹ t͡sa̯i³¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á
- Tâi-lô: gû-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: guar
- IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
牛仔
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| ox; cow; bull | dimunitive suffix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
simp. and trad. (牛仔) |
牛 | 仔 | |
| alt. forms | 牛囝 Min | ||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau4 zai2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-é
- Min Dong (BUC): ngù-giāng
- Min Nan (POJ): gû-á
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 zai2
- Yale: ngàuh jái
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 dzai2
- IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-é
- Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ e`
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu2 e3
- IPA: /ɲi̯u¹¹ e³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngù-giāng
- IPA (key): /ŋu⁵³⁻³³ (k-)iaŋ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á
- Tâi-lô: gû-á
- Phofsit Daibuun: guar
- IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
牛仔
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 小牛 (“calf”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 犢 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牛犢、小牛 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 牛犢兒、牛犢子 |
| Taiwan | 牛犢、小牛 | |
| Jinan | 牛犢 | |
| Xi'an | 牛犢子、牛娃兒 | |
| Wuhan | 小牛、牛㹙子 | |
| Chengdu | 小牛兒、牛兒子 | |
| Yangzhou | 小牛 | |
| Hefei | 小牛 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牛仔 |
| Hong Kong | 牛仔 | |
| Yangjiang | 牛仔 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牛崽子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 細牛仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛子、細牛仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 牛子、細牛仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 牛子、細牛仔 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 牛子、細牛 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 牛子、細牛仔、細牛 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 牛幺 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 牛犢子、牛娃子 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 牛仔 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 牛囝 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 牛仔 |
| Xiamen | 牛仔、牛仔囝 | |
| Zhangzhou | 牛仔、牛仔囝 | |
| Taipei | 牛仔囝 | |
| Kaohsiung | 牛仔囝 | |
| Malaysia | 牛囝 | |
| Chaozhou | 牛囝 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小牛 |
| Wenzhou | 牛兒、㹙兒、牛童兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牛崽子 |
| Shuangfeng | 牛崽基 | |
| Dialectal synonyms of 牛 (“cattle; cow”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | 牛 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牛 | |
| Taxonomic name | 牛 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 牛 |
| Jinan | 牛 | |
| Xi'an | 牛 | |
| Wuhan | 牛 | |
| Chengdu | 牛 | |
| Yangzhou | 牛 | |
| Hefei | 牛 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 牛 |
| Hong Kong | 牛 | |
| Yangjiang | 牛 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 牛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牛 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 牛仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 牛 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 牛 | |
| Zhuolan (Raoping) | 牛 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 牛 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 牛、牛兒 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 牛 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 牛 |
| Min Nan | Quanzhou | 牛 |
| Xiamen | 牛 | |
| Zhangzhou | 牛 | |
| Taipei | 牛 | |
| Kaohsiung | 牛 | |
| Chaozhou | 牛 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 牛 |
| Wenzhou | 牛 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牛、寶耕 |
| Shuangfeng | 牛 | |
Derived terms
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