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牛刀

牛刀

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	knife
simp. and trad. (牛刀)		牛	刀

Noun

牛刀

an ox cleaver; a cleaver for butchering oxen

Derived terms

割雞焉用牛刀／割鸡焉用牛刀 (gējī yān yòng niúdāo)

殺雞焉用牛刀／杀鸡焉用牛刀 (shā jī yān yòng niúdāo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): niúdāo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ
Min Nan (POJ): gû-to

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: niúdāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudau
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-to
  - Tâi-lô: gû-to
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'doy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² tɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² tɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² tɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/