Chinese edit

ox; cow; bull
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad.
(牛一)

Etymology edit

From splitting the character , as in 生日 (shēngrì, birthday), 生角 (sheng (role)), 先生 (xiānshēng, mister), 醫生医生 (yīshēng, doctor).

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

牛一

  1. (Cantonese, Pinghua, Huicheng dialect, slang) birthday
  2. (Liuzhou Mandarin, opera, slang) sheng (a male role in Chinese opera)
  3. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) mister; sir
  4. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) doctor

Synonyms edit