斗牛

See also: 鬥牛

Chinese

Etymology 1

		ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (斗牛)		斗	牛
anagram		牛斗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǒuniú

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dau² ngau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǒuniú
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǒunióu
    • Wade–Giles: tou³-niu²
    • Yale: dǒu-nyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doouniou
    • Palladius: доуню (dounju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dau² ngau⁴
    • Yale: dáu ngàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau² ngau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo² ngeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

Noun

斗牛

1. (archaic) [the area of the sky between] the Dipper and the Ox [constellations]

Derived terms

• 貫斗牛 (guàndǒuniú)

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 斗牛 – see 鬥牛 (“bullfighting”). (This term is the simplified form of 鬥牛).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.