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犀牛

犀牛

Chinese

		rhinoceros	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (犀牛)		犀	牛

犀牛

Noun

犀牛 (classifier 隻／只 (zhī))

rhinoceros

Derived terms

犀牛江 (Xīniújiāng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xīniú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ ngau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): sai-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiniou
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai¹ ngau⁴
  - Yale: sāi ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sai-gû
  - Tâi-lô: sai-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sai'guu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ³³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻²² gu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²³/