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牛頓

牛頓

See also: 牛顿

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	a time; jerk; stop a time; jerk; stop; meal; bout; spell; (measure for beating)
trad. (牛頓)		牛	頓
simp. (牛顿)		牛	顿

Noun

牛頓

newton, the unit in physics

Proper noun

牛頓

Newton, the English surname

Etymology

Transliteration of English Newton.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): niúdùn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ deon⁶
Min Nan (POJ): Gû-tùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: niúdùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouduenn
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ deon⁶
  - Yale: ngàuh deuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ doen⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ tɵn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gû-tùn
  - Tâi-lô: Gû-tùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'duxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² tun²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² tun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² tun²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻¹¹ tun¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ tun²¹/