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牛皮

牛皮

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad. (牛皮)		牛	皮

Noun

牛皮

(literally) cattle hide
(figuratively) big talk; bragging; boasting

Adjective

牛皮

tough; durable

Derived terms

吹牛皮 (chuīniúpí)
大吹牛皮
牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng)

牛皮癬／牛皮癣 (niúpíxuǎn)
牛皮糖
牛皮紙／牛皮纸

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): niúpí

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ pei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-phì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: niúpí
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioupyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ pei⁴
  - Yale: ngàuh pèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ pei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-phì
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ piˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² pi²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯u¹¹ pʰi¹¹/