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鬥牛

鬥牛

See also: 斗牛

Chinese

		fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter	ox; cow; bull
trad. (鬥牛)		鬥	牛
simp. (斗牛)		斗	牛

Noun

鬥牛

bullfighting

Derived terms

鬥牛士／斗牛士 (dòuniúshì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dòuniú

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau³ ngau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): tàu-gû / tò͘-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dòuniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: downiou
  - IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau³ ngau⁴
  - Yale: dau ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau³ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³³ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tàu-gû / tò͘-gû
  - Tâi-lô: tàu-gû / tòo-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dao'guu, dorguu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /taʊ²¹⁻⁵³ gu²⁴/, /tɔ²¹⁻⁵³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /taʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gu²⁴/, /tɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /taʊ²¹⁻⁵³ gu¹³/, /tɔ²¹⁻⁵³ gu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /taʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ gu²⁴/, /tɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /taʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ gu²³/, /tɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ gu²³/