牛 (ngau4 | niu2) : cow; ox; cattle

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牛

ngau4

niu2

[1] [n] cow; ox; bull; cattle [2] a Chinese family name [3] stubborn; headstrong (person) [4] Kangxi radical 93

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 牛 (#93)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

牛

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This word has been viewed 24530 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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牛肉 ngau4 juk6 niu2 rou4 = beef

牛奶 ngau4 naai5 niu2 nai3 = cow's milk

牛皮 ngau4 pei4 = cow-hide; stubborn

水牛 seoi2 ngau4 shui3 niu2 = water-buffalo; (placename) Sui Ngau

牛油 ngau4 jau4 niu2 you2 = butter 粵

人造牛油 jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

牛公 ngau4 gung1 = bull, ox 粵

九牛一毛 gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")

牛記 ngau4 gei3 = jeans

公牛 gung1 ngau4 gong1 niu2 = bull

低脂牛奶 dai1 zi1 ngau4 naai5 di1 zhi1 niu2 nai3 = low fat milk

牛仔帽 ngau4 zai2 mou6*2 niu2 zai3 mao4 = cowboy hat

牛肉乾 ngau4 juk6 gon1 niu2 rou4 gan1 = beef jerky; parking ticket

牛欄 ngau4 laan4*1; ngau4 laan4 niu2 lan2 = 欄4*1: bullpen, byre; 欄4: (placename) Ngau Lan

牛仔褲 ngau4 zai2 fu3 niu2 zai3 ku4 = jeans, blue jeans

牛仔 ngau4 zai2 niu2 zai3 = cowboy; calf

牛奶糖 ngau4 naai5 tong4*2 = toffee; caramel

牛柏葉 ngau4 paak3 jip6 = cow stomach (as a dish of food); beef tripe

牛腸 ngau4 coeng4*2 = beef rice noodle roll

吹牛 ceoi1 ngau4 chui1 niu2 = to boast; to brag; to talk big 國

牛頭角 ngau4 tau4 gok3 = Ngau Tau Kok (MTR station)

酸牛奶 syun1 ngau4 naai5 suan1 niu2 nai3 = yoghurt; yogurt

牛仔布 ngau4 zai2 bou3 niu2 zai3 bu4 = denim

牛蠅 ngau4 jing4 niu2 ying2 = the gadfly

蝸牛 wo1 ngau4 wo1 niu2 = a snail

九牛二虎之力 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 = tremendous effort

植物牛油 zik6 mat6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine 粵

漢堡牛肉餅 hon3 bou2 ngau4 juk6 beng2 = Hamburger steak

火牛 fo2 ngau4 huo3 niu2 = transformer 粵

牛油果 ngau4 jau4 gwo2 niu2 you2 guo3 = avocado 粵

牽牛花 hin1 ngau4 faa1 qian1 niu2 hua1 = morning glory

犀牛 sai1 ngau4 = rhinoceros

金牛星座 gam1 ngau4 sing1 zo6 = Taurus

牛腩 ngau4 naam5 = beef flank

牛油多士 ngau4 jau4 do1 si6*2 = buttered toast 粵

黃牛黨 wong4 ngau4 dong2 = ticket tout

騎牛搵馬 ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5 = (fig.) to mark time 粵

牛柳 ngau4 lau5 niu2 liu3 = beef, beef fillet, beef tenderloin

牛皮膠 ngau4 pei4 gaau1 = glue (made from cow hide)

牛扒 ngau4 paa2 niu2 pa2 = beefsteak 粵

牛市 ngau4 si5 niu2 shi4 = a bull market (as opposed to 熊市)

做牛做馬般 zou6 ngau4 zou6 maa5 bun1 = willing horse

泥牛入海 nai4 ngau4 jap6 hoi2 = disappear like clay buffalo drowned at sea

牛頸鈴 ngau4 geng2 ling4 = cowbell

吹牛王 ceoi1 ngau4 wong4 = a blowhard, one who boasts

金牛 gam1 ngau4 = "golden cow", precious thing; $1000HK gold note (also 一撇水) 粵

乾炒牛河 gon1 caau2 ngau4 ho4*2 gan1 chao3 niu2 he2 = dry-fried rice noodles with beef / beef chow fun

牛肉麵 ngau4 juk6 min6 niu2 rou4 mian4 = beef noodles

牛腩麵 ngau4 naam5 min6 = beef brisket noodles 粵

牛黃頭 ngau4 wong4 tau4 = a naughty boy

牛一 ngau4 jat1 = birthday 粵

牛王頭 ngau4 wong4 tau4 = a naughty boy; a rude, domineering, and tyrannical person 粵

乾蒸牛肉 gon1 zing1 ngau4 juk6 gan1 zheng1 niu2 rou4 = beef dumpling

山竹牛肉 saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6 = beef ball and bean curd

牛什 ngau4 zaap6 = beef entrails, assorted beef organs, stewed beef tripe

牛肉腸 ngau4 juk6 coeng4*2 = rice roll with beef filling

對牛彈琴 deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2 = to play the violin before a cow (choose the wrong audience)

小牛 siu2 ngau4 xiao3 niu2 = a calf (animal)

小牝牛 siu2 pan5 ngau4 xiao3 pin4 niu2 = heifer

愛吹牛 oi3 ceoi1 ngau4 ai4 chui1 niu2 = loves to brag (common formation)

牛痘 ngau4 dau6*2 niu2 dou4 = cowpox

母牛 mou5 ngau4 mu3 niu2 = cow

芥蘭牛肉 gaai3 laan4*2 ngau4 juk6 jie4 lan2 niu2 rou4 = beef with broccoli

牛飲 ngau4 jam2 niu2 yin3 = gulp

牛頭犬 ngau4 tau4 hyun2 niu2 tou2 quan3 = a bulldog

牛排 ngau4 paai4 niu2 pai2 = beefsteak, beef steak [粵]: 牛扒

牛年 ngau4 nin4 niu2 nian2 = the Year of the ox

奶牛場 naai5 ngau4 coeng4 nai3 niu2 chang3 = dairy farm

奶牛 naai5 ngau4 nai3 niu2 = milk cow; dairy cow

吹牛者 ceoi1 ngau4 ze2 chui1 niu2 zhe3 = a charlatan 國

吹牛的 ceoi1 ngau4 dik1 chui1 niu2 de5 = boastful 國

牛奶咖啡 ngau4 naai5 kaa3 fe1 niu2 nai3 ka1 fei1 = coffee with milk; café latte

牛油刀 ngau4 jau4 dou1 = butter knife 粵

鬥牛 dau3 ngau4 dou4 niu2 = bullfight, bullfighting, corrida

咖哩牛肉 gaa3 lei1 ngau4 juk6 = curry beef

漢堡牛肉 hon3 bou2 ngau4 juk6 = hamburger meat

山竹牛肉球 saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6 kau4 = steamed beef balls with bean curd skin

紅燒牛肉麵 hung4 siu1 ngau4 juk6 min6 = braised beef noodles

蔥爆牛肉 cung1 baau3 ngau4 juk6 cong1 bao4 niu2 rou4 = beef with scallions (common formation)

豆角炒牛肉 dau6 gok3 caau2 ngau4 juk6 dou4 jiao3 chao3 niu2 rou4 = stir-fried beef with green beans

黑椒牛柳 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 = black pepper beef medallions

黑椒牛柳條 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 tiu4*2 = peppered beef strips and sliced peppers seared on a hot plate

黑椒牛柳粒 hak1 ziu1 ngau4 lau5 lap1 = black peppered steak cubes

牛乳餅 ngau4 jyu5 beng2 = buffalo's milk cake; milk biscuit

西冷牛扒 sai1 laang5*1 ngau4 paa2 = a sirloin steak 粵

燒牛肉 siu1 ngau4 juk6 = barbecued beef

T骨牛扒 ti1 gwat1 ngau4 paa2 = a T-bone steak

黃牛 wong4 ngau4 huang2 niu2 = ox, scalper

牽牛上樹 hin1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 = to achieve an impossible goal

海牛 hoi2 ngau4 hai3 niu2 = manatee; sea cow

荷蘭牛 ho4 laan4*1 ngau4 he2 lan2 niu2 = Holstein (cattle)

牛鼻子 ngau4 bei6 zi2 niu2 bi2 zi5 = center stage (lit., "the nose of an ox")

牛角 ngau4 gok3 niu2 jiao3 = ox horn

牛馬 ngau4 maa5 niu2 ma3 = beasts of burden (lit., "oxen and horses")

牛毛 ngau4 mou4 niu2 mao2 = ox hair

牛脾氣 ngau4 pei4 hei3 miu2 pi2 qi5 = stubbornness; obstinacy; pigheadedness

牛皮紙 ngau4 pei4 zi2 niu2 pi2 zhi3 = kraft paper

鐵牛 tit3 ngau4 tie3 niu2 = an iron ox (tractor)

牛屎 ngau4 si2 niu2 shi3 = cow dung; [俗] hoodlum

牛鬼蛇神 ngau4 gwai2 se4 san4 = monsters and freaks; political heretics

牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低 ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 = you cannot force sb to do sth against their will 粵

燉牛肉 dan6 ngau4 juk6 dun4 niu2 rou4 = beef stew; goulash

牛百葉 ngau4 baak3 jip6 niu2 bai3 ye4 = cow stomach (as a dish of food); beef tripe

波牛 bo1 ngau4 = soccer players who play rough and have little respect for the rules (lit., "ball cow") 粵

炒黃牛 caau2 wong4 ngau4 chao3 huang2 niu2 = to be a ticket scalper, sell tickets at an inflated price (lit., "stir-fry the yellow cow")

大牛 daai6 ngau4 = 500 dollars HK

隔山買牛 gaak3 saan1 maai5 ngau4 = buy sth without seeing it

低地水牛 dai1 dei6 seoi2 ngau4 = Bubalus depressicornis (lowland anoa)

山水牛 saan1 seoi2 ngau4 = Bubalus quarlesi (mountain anoa)

牛角竹 ngau4 gok3 zuk1 = Bambusa cornigera (ox-horn bamboo)

美洲海牛 mei5 zau1 hoi2 ngau4 = Trichechus manatus (West Indian manatee)

落地金牛 lok6 dei6 gam1 ngau4 = Ardisia primulifolia

非洲海牛 fei1 zau1 hoi2 ngau4 = Trichechus senegalensis (West African manatee)

黃牛木 wong4 ngau4 muk6 = Cratoxylum cochinchinense (yellow cow wood)

開荒牛 hoi1 fong1 ngau4 kai1 huang1 niu2 = describes a pioneer in a new field (lit., "an ox opens the wasteland")

一隻牛 jat1 zek3 ngau4 = a head of cattle

牛角包 ngau4 gok3 baau1 niu2 jiao3 bao1 = croissant

牛刀小試 ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3 = show a little bit of one's great skill

小試牛刀 siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 = show a little bit of one's great skill

特別牛肉粉 dak6 bit6 ngau4 juk6 fan2 = pho dac biet (common formation)

牛至 ngau4 zi3 = oregano

麝牛 se6 ngau4 = musk ox

牛雜 ngau4 zaap6 = ox offal 粵

風馬牛不相及 fung1 maa5 ngau4 bat1 soeng1 kap6 feng1 ma3 niu2 bu4 xiang1 ji2 = have absolutely nothing to do with each other; be totally unrelated 國

牛圈 ngau4 gyun6 = cattle ring

西菜牛肉球 sai1 coi3 ngau4 juk6 kau4 xi1 cai4 niu2 rou4 qiu2 = beef balls with watercress

丑牛 cau2 ngau4 chou3 niu2 = Year 2, Year of the Bull or Ox (2009)

臥牛 ngo6 ngau4 wo4 niu2 = ox-tongue (Gasteria pillansii, type of plant with thick [ox] tongue-like leaves)

拉牛上樹 laai1 ngau4 soeng5 syu6 = to achieve an impossible goal

牛白腩 ngau4 baak6 naam5 = sirloin; tenderloin 粵

牛草肚 ngau4 cou2 tou5 = cow stomach (as a dish of food); beef tripe

牛心蒂 ngau4 sam1 deng3 = cow aorta (as food) 粵

牛心椗 ngau4 sam1 deng3 = cow aorta (as food) 粵

牛牯 ngau4 gu2 = bull 粵

牛高馬大 ngau4 gou1 maa5 daai6 = hefty, tall (for a big and sturdy person) 粵

牛裡脊肉 ngau4 leoi5 zek3 juk6 = baron of beef, a joint of beef consisting of two sirloins left uncut at the backbone. (common formation)

牛王 ngau4 wong4 = rude and unreasonable; a rude and unreasonable person; to behave like a bully 粵

牛王妹 ngau4 wong4 mui6*1 = a naughty girl, a rascal girl 粵

牛尾 ngau4 mei5 niu2 wei3 = oxtail

牛精 ngau4 zing1 = rude and unreasonable; a rude and unreasonable person; to behave like a bully 粵

牛脷 ngau4 lei6 = cow tongue; ox tongue 粵

野牛 je5 ngau4 ye3 niu2 = a bison, gaur, urus

犛牛 lei4 ngau4 mao2 niu2 = a yak

牛仔褸 ngau4 zai2 lau1 = denim jacket

牛乸 ngau4 naa2 = a cow 粵

牛房 ngau4 fong4*2 = an illegal gambling den 粵

肥牛 fei4 ngau4 = the beef used in hot pot

牛仔競技 ngau4 zai2 ging6 gei6 niu2 zai3 jing4 ji4 = a rodeo (lit., "cowboy competition")

牛郎 ngau4 long4 niu2 lang2 = a cowherd, a cowboy; a toy boy, a boy toy, a gigolo, a male sex worker

隔山打牛 gaak3 saan1 daa2 ngau4 = Strike a cow from the other side of the hill (martial arts move)

牛犢 ngau4 duk6 niu2 du4 = a calf (animal)

乳牛 jyu5 ngau4 ru3 niu2 = dairy cattle; milk cow

牛噉眼 ngau4 gam2 ngaan5 = to stare at someone, eyes wide open without blinking 粵

無殼蝸牛 mou4 hok3 wo1 ngau4 wu2 ke2 wo1 [PRC] gua1 [TW] niu2 = homeless

牡牛 maau5 ngau4 mu3 niu2 = a bull

左旁牛 zo2 pong4 ngau4 zuo3 pang2 niu2 = Kangxi radical 93 (ox) (牜)

神戶牛柳 san4 wu6 ngau4 lau5 shen2 hu4 niu2 liu3 = Kobe beef (common formation)

芥蘭炒牛肉 gaai3 laan4*2 caau2 ngau4 juk6 gai4 lan2 chao3 niu2 rou4 = stir-fry beef and (Chinese) broccoli

鑽牛角尖 zyun3 ngau4 gok3 zim1 zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1 = to split hairs; to get into a dead end; to get into a blind alley;

牛頭不對馬嘴 ngau4 tau4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2 niu2 tou2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3 = irrelevant, incongruous, no sense

牛蒡 ngau4 bong2 niu2 bang4 = burdock

牛精粒 ngau4 zing1 lap1 niu1 jing1 li4 = beef stock granules; beef bouillion

死牛一邊頸 sei2 ngau4 jat1 bin1 geng2 si3 niu2 yi1 bian1 jing3 = stubborn, hardheaded, wilful

牛肚 ngau4 tou5 niu2 du3 = ox tripe

牛筋 ngau4 gan1 = beef tendon

鮮茄牛肉飯 sin1 ke4*2 ngau4 juk6 faan6 = rice with tomato and beef

牛丸 ngau4 jyun4*2 = beef ball

肥牛肉 fei4 ngau4 juk6 = marble beef 粵

牛仔骨 ngau4 zai2 gwat1 = veal rib

牛軋糖 ngau4 gaat3 tong4*2 niu2 ya4 tang2 = nougat

牛蜱 ngau4 pei4 niu2 pi2 = tick

㨘牛王 saang2 ngau4 wong4 = claim what belongs to others by force; blackmail 粵

大耳牛 daai6 ji5 ngau4 da4 er3 niu2 = (often said of children) not teachable; unwilling to accept admonishment or advice 粵

北美野牛 bak1 mei5 je5 ngau4 bei3 mei3 ye3 niu2 = bison

蛋牛治 daan6 nagu4 zi6 dan4 niu2 zhi4 = corned-beef and egg sandwich 粵

牛開心 ngau4 hoi1 sam1 niu2 kai1 xin1 = cow labia, cow vulva (as food) 粵

牛鞭 ngau4 bin1 biu2 bian1 = pizzle, bull's penis (served as food)

牛子 ngau4 zi2 niu2 zi3 = bull testes (as food)

肉眼牛排 juk6 ngaan5 ngau4 paai4 rou4 yan3 niu2 pai2 = rib-eye beefsteak

肉眼牛扒 juk6 ngaan5 ngau4 paa2 = rib-eye beefsteak 粵

牛腱 ngau4 zin2 niu2 jian4 = beef shank

金牛座 gam1 ngau4 zo6 = Taurus

牛皮燈籠 ngau4 pei4 dang1 lung4 = stupid; not smart 粵

煲老牛 bou1 lou5 ngau4 = to date someone much older 粵

瘋牛症 fung1 ngau4 zing3 = bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)

狂牛病 kong4 ngau4 beng6 = bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)

非洲蝸牛 fei1 zau1 wo1 ngau4 = African snail

牛橋 ngau4 kiu4 niu2 qiao2 = Oxbridge; Cambridge and Oxford

牛津 ngau4 zeon1 niu2 jin1 = Oxford

牛磺酸 ngau4 wong4 syun1 niu2 huang2 suan1 = taurine

牛頓 ngau4 deon6 niu2 dun4 = (Isaac) Newton

牛頓力學 ngau4 deon6 lik6 hok6 niu2 dun4 li4 xue2 = Newtonian mechanics

牛鰍 ngau4 cau1 = flathead (fish) 粵

牛頭唔搭馬嘴 ngau4 tau4 m4 daap3 maa5 zeoi2 = does not make any sense 粵

牛津大學 ngau4 zeon1 daai6 hok6 niu2 jin1 da4 xue2 = University of Oxford

穀牛 guk1 ngau4 gu3 niu2 = grain weevil

牛皮癬 ngau4 pei4 sin2 niu2 pi2 xian3 = psoriasis (a skin disease)

鬥牛舞 dau3 ngau4 mou5 dou4 niu2 wu3 = (dance) paso doble

鬥牛士 dau3 ngau4 si6 dou4 niu2 shi4 = a bullfighter; a matador

金榜牛乳 gam1 bong2 ngau4 jyu5 jin1 bang3 niu2 ru3 = Gold Milk Cake

鬥牛犬 dau3 ngau4 hyun2 dou4 niu2 quan3 = bulldog

蠻牛 maan4 ngau4 man2 niu2 = another name for Red Bull energy drink (lit., "savage bull")

牛嚼牡丹 ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1 = unappreciative of sth worthwhile 粵

汗牛充棟 hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3 han4 niu2 chong1 dong4 = have huge collection of book; have a lot of books; have a big library

牛郎織女 ngau4 long4 zik1 neoi5*2 niu2 lang2 zhi1 nv3 = separated lovers

牛丼 ngau4 dam2 niu2 dan3 = Gyūdon

和牛 wo4 ngau4 = Japanese beef, Wagyu. A high quality beef which includes Kobe, 粵

牛面式 ngau4 min6 sik1 = [yoga] Gomukhasana, Cow Face

迪克牛仔 dik6 hak1 ngau4 zai2 di2 ke4 niu2 zi3 = Dick Cowboy

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你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？粵
Do you want to eat beef or pork?

蝸牛走得很慢國
A snail moves slowly.

記住飲多啲牛奶呀！粵
Remember to drink more milk!

蝸牛行得好慢。粵
Snails crawl very slowly.

牛奶出自乳牛身上
Cow's milk comes from the body of dairy cows
[Instead of saying "cow produces milk", it sounds more natural to say it the other way: "milk comes from cow"]

牛奶有益健康國
Milk is good for your health.

魚蛋粉有魚蛋，牛丸粉有牛丸，咁咩粉有雪糕同薯片? 些粉。粵
Fish ball noodles contain fish balls, beef ball noodles contain beef balls, what kind of noodles contain ice cream and potato chips? 7-Eleven.
[A joke in Cantonese that utilizes the pun between 粉 (noodles) and the Cantonese pronunciation of the second syllable of "seven". See entry for 些粉.]

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

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