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牛高馬大

ngau4 gou1 maa5 daai6

hefty, tall (for a big and sturdy person)

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

牛高馬大

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Aug 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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牛 ngau4 niu2 - cow; ox; cattle
高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
馬 maa5 ma3 - horse
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big

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