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ngau4
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[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)
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| This character was last edited on 14th Apr 2008 | |
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牛肉
ngau4 juk6 = beef
牛奶
ngau4 naai5 = cow's milk
牛皮
ngau4 pei4 = cow-hide
水牛
seoi2 ngau4 = water-buffalo; (placename) Sui Ngau
牛油
ngau4 jau4 = butter粵
人造牛油
jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4 = margarine粵
九牛一毛
gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")
低脂牛奶
dai1 zi1 ngau4 naai5 = low fat milk
牛肉乾
ngau4 juk6 gon1 = dried beef snack
牛欄
ngau4 laan4*1; ngau4 laan4 = 欄4*1: bullpen, byre; 欄4: (placename) Ngau LanSee all 148 compounds |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 牛
你想食牛肉定係豬肉呀？ 粵
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Do you want to eat beef or pork?
記住飲多啲牛奶呀！ 粵
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Remember to drink more milk!
牛奶有益健康 國 ?!
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Milk is good for your health. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 牛
Unicode code for this character: U+725b (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/159/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">牛</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 牛
Unicode code for this character: U+725b (off-site link)
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