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  ngau4   jyutping
  niu2   pinyin
[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: (#93)

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

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This word has been viewed 24406 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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detail  ngau4 juk6  niu2 rou4 = beef
detail  ngau4 naai5  niu2 nai3 = cow's milk
detail  ngau4 pei4   = cow-hide; stubborn
detail  seoi2 ngau4  shui3 niu2 = water-buffalo; (placename) Sui Ngau
detail  ngau4 jau4  niu2 you2 = butter
detail  jan4 zou6 ngau4 jau4   = margarine
detail  ngau4 gung1   = bull, ox
detail  gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4   = a drop in the ocean (lit., "nine cows, one hair")
detail  ngau4 gei3   = jeans
detail  gung1 ngau4  gong1 niu2 = bull
See all 204 compounds (CantoDict reports 212 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 牛
detail audio 牛肉定係豬肉
Do you want to eat beef or pork?
detail 蝸牛得很
A snail moves slowly.
detail audio 記住多啲牛奶
Remember to drink more milk!
detail 蝸牛行得
Snails crawl very slowly.
detail 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"]
detail 牛奶有益健康
Milk is good for your health.
detail audio 魚蛋粉魚蛋牛丸牛丸雪糕薯片? 些粉
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.]
detail 一頭乳牛一天可以生產加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

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