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黃牛

黃牛

See also: 黄牛

Chinese

		yellow; sulfur; erotic yellow; sulfur; erotic; (surname)	ox; cow; bull
trad. (黃牛)		黃	牛
simp. (黄牛)		黄	牛
anagram		牛黃／牛黄

Noun

黃牛

ox; cattle
ticket scalper
(Taiwan) one who bribes and speaks on someone else's behalf to illegally gain benefits

Verb

黃牛

(Taiwan) to break a promise; to fail to assume responsibility; to fail to show up

Synonyms

(not to be confused with) 牛黃／牛黄 (niúhuáng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huángniú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ ngau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vòng-ngiù
Min Nan (POJ): n̂g-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangniou
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ ngau⁴
  - Yale: wòhng ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-ngiù
  - Hakka Romanization System: vongˇ ngiuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vong² ngiu²
  - IPA: /voŋ¹¹ ɲi̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: n̂g-gû
  - Tâi-lô: n̂g-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngguu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋ̍¹³⁻²² gu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋ̍²³⁻³³ gu²³/