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牛頭

牛頭

See also: 牛头

Chinese

ox; cow; bull head; (noun suffix)
trad. (牛頭)
simp. (牛头)

Noun

牛頭

  1. ox head
  2. (mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of ****
  3. (humorous) Taoist priest
  4. (rugby, informal) forward in a scrum
  5. (Taiwan) leader of a class of underachievers (someone who always leads classmates in fooling around)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • 放牛班

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit गोशीर्ष (gośīrṣa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

牛頭 (hiragana ごず, romaji Gozu, historical hiragana ごづ)

  1. (Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of ****

Derived terms

See also