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犛牛

犛牛

See also: 牦牛

Chinese

		black ox; yak	ox; cow; bull
trad. (犛牛/氂牛/牦牛/髦牛)		犛/氂/牦/髦	牛
simp. (牦牛)		牦	牛

Noun

犛牛

yak (Classifier: 頭／头)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): máoniú, líniú

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ, ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ ngau⁴, mou⁴ ngau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): mô͘-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: máoniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mauniou
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: líniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liniou
  - IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ ngau⁴, mou⁴ ngau⁴
  - Yale: lèih ngàuh, mòuh ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ ngau⁴, mou⁴ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/, /mou̯²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-gû
  - Tâi-lô: môo-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mo'guu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ²⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/