牛仔

Chinese

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牛仔 (搞清楚) (Cantonese)
牛仔 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese^?)

Etymology 1

		ox; cow; bull	boy
simp. and trad. (牛仔)		牛	仔

Calque of English cowboy.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúzǎi, niúzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ, ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngau⁴ zai²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngeu³ doi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-chṳ́ / ngiù-chái
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-á

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúzǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuzǎi
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tsai³
  - Yale: nyóu-dzǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutzae
  - Palladius: нюцзай (njuczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tzŭ³
  - Yale: nyóu-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutzyy
  - Palladius: нюцзы (njuczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    牛仔
    牛子
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ zai²
  - Yale: ngàuh jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ zei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngeu³ doi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡeu²² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-chṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ zii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² zi³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-chái
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ zai`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² zai³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ t͡sai̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á
  - Tâi-lô: gû-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Noun

牛仔

cowboy (Classifier: 個／个 m c)

Coordinate terms

女牛仔

Derived terms

Etymology 2

		ox; cow; bull	dimunitive suffix
simp. and trad. (牛仔)		牛	仔
alternative forms		牛囝 Eastern Min; Min Nan 牛子 Northern Min

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ zai²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-é
Northern Min (KCR): niû-ciě
Eastern Min (BUC): ngù-giāng
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-á

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ zai²
  - Yale: ngàuh jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ zei²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-é
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiuˇ e`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² e³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ e³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: niû-ciě
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niu³³ t͡siɛ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngù-giāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)iaŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á
  - Tâi-lô: gû-á
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

牛仔

(Cantonese, Min) calf (young cow or bull) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
(Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien) cattle; cow

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 小牛 (“calf”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		犢
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牛犢, 小牛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	牛犢兒, 牛犢子
	Taiwan	牛犢, 小牛
	Harbin	牛犢子
	Singapore	小牛
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	牛犢, 牛犢子, 牛犢兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	牛犢子, 牛犢兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	牛犢
	Wanrong	牛犢
	Xi'an	牛犢子, 牛犢兒, 牛娃兒
	Xining	牛犢子, 尕牛犢兒
	Xuzhou	小牛犢兒, 牛犢兒, 小牛犢子, 牛犢子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	牛娃子, 牛娃兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	牛巴郎, 牛巴郎郎, 牛犢子, 小牛娃娃
	Lanzhou	牛犢子
	Ürümqi	牛娃子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	小牛兒, 牛崽崽, 牛兒子
	Wuhan	小牛, 牛㹙子, 㹙子
	Guiyang	小牛崽, 小牛兒
	Liuzhou	牛崽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	牛犢子, 牛秧子
	Yangzhou	小牛
	Hefei	小牛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牛仔
	Hong Kong	牛仔
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	牛仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	牛仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	牛仔
	Dongguan	牛仔
	Yangjiang	牛仔
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	牛仔
	Singapore (Guangfu)	牛仔
Gan	Nanchang	牛崽子
	Lichuan	牛崽兒
	Pingxiang	牛崽仔
Hakka	Meixian	細牛仔
	Changting	細牛子
	Wuping	細牛子
	Ninghua	牛仔
	Yudu	牛子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牛子, 細牛仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牛子, 細牛仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牛子, 細牛仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牛子, 細牛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牛子, 細牛仔, 細牛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牛幺
	Hong Kong	牛仔
	Senai (Huiyang)	牛仔
Huizhou	Jixi	細牛
Jin	Taiyuan	牛犢子, 牛娃子
Jin	Xinzhou	牛犢子, 小牛子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牛仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牛囝
	Fuzhou (Changle)	牛囝
	Fuqing	牛囝
	Yongtai	牛囝
	Gutian	牛囝
	Fu'an	牛囝
	Ningde	牛囝
	Shouning	牛囝
	Zhouning	牛囝
	Fuding	牛囝
Southern Min	Xiamen	牛仔, 牛仔囝
	Quanzhou	牛仔
	Jinjiang	牛仔
	Yongchun	牛囝
	Zhangzhou	牛仔, 牛仔囝
	Zhao'an	牛囝仔
	Kaohsiung	牛仔囝
	Yilan	牛仔囝
	Changhua (Lukang)	牛仔囝
	Taichung	牛仔囝
	Taichung (Wuqi)	牛仔囝
	Tainan	牛仔囝
	Taitung	牛仔囝
	Hsinchu	牛仔囝
	Penghu (Magong)	牛仔囝
	Penang (Hokkien)	牛囝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	牛囝
	Chaozhou	牛囝
	Shantou	牛囝
	Bangkok (Teochew)	牛囝
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	牛囝
	Leizhou	牛囝
	Wenchang	牛囝
	Haikou	牛囝
Puxian Min	Putian	牛囝
Puxian Min	Xianyou	牛囝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	牛崽
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	小牛
	Suzhou	小牛
	Danyang	小牛
	Hangzhou	小牛
	Ningbo	㹙
	Wenzhou	牛兒, 牛㹙兒, 㹙兒, 牛童兒
	Jinhua	小牛
Xiang	Changsha	牛崽子
	Xiangtan	牛崽唧
	Loudi	牛崽唧
	Shuangfeng	牛崽唧

Dialectal synonyms of 牛 (“bovine”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		牛
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牛
Taxonomic name		牛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	牛
	Taiwan	牛
	Chengde	牛
	Chifeng	牛
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	牛
	Heihe	牛
	Qiqihar	牛
	Harbin	牛
	Jiamusi	牛
	Baicheng	牛
	Changchun	牛
	Tonghua	牛
	Shenyang	牛
	Jinzhou	牛
	Malaysia	牛
	Singapore	牛
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	牛
	Tangshan	牛
	Cangzhou	牛
	Baoding	牛
	Shijiazhuang	牛
	Lijin	牛
	Jinan	牛
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	牛
	Dandong	牛
	Yantai	牛
	Yantai (Muping)	牛
	Qingdao	牛
	Zhucheng	牛
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	牛
	Lingbao	牛
	Jining	牛
	Wanrong	牛
	Linfen	牛
	Shangqiu	牛
	Yuanyang	牛
	Zhengzhou	牛
	Xinyang	牛
	Baihe	牛
	Xi'an	牛
	Baoji	牛
	Tianshui	牛
	Xining	牛
	Xuzhou	牛
	Fuyang	牛
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	牛
	Lanzhou	牛
	Dunhuang	牛
	Hami	牛
	Ürümqi	牛
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	牛
	Nanchong	牛
	Dazhou	牛
	Hanyuan	牛
	Xichang	牛
	Zigong	牛
	Chongqing	牛
	Wuhan	牛
	Yichang	牛
	Xiangyang	牛
	Tianmen	牛
	Guiyang	牛
	Zunyi	牛
	Bijie	牛
	Liping	牛
	Zhaotong	牛
	Dali	牛
	Kunming	牛
	Mengzi	牛
	Guilin	牛
	Liuzhou	牛, 拖磨子
	Jishou	牛
	Changde	牛
	Hanzhong	牛
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	牛
	Yangzhou	牛
	Lianyungang	牛
	Lianshui	牛
	Nantong	牛
	Anqing	牛
	Wuhu	牛
	Hefei	牛
	Hong'an	牛
Cantonese	Guangzhou	牛
	Hong Kong	牛
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	牛
	Macau	牛
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	牛
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	牛
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	牛
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	牛
	Foshan	牛
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	牛
	Foshan (Shunde)	牛
	Foshan (Sanshui)	牛
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	牛
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	牛
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	牛
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	牛
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	牛
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	牛
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	牛
	Taishan	牛
	Kaiping (Chikan)	牛
	Enping (Niujiang)	牛
	Heshan (Yayao)	牛
	Dongguan	牛
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	牛
	Yangjiang	牛
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	牛
	Singapore (Guangfu)	牛
Gan	Nanchang	牛
	Lichuan	牛
	Pingxiang	牛
Hakka	Meixian	牛
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	牛
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	牛
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	牛
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	牛
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	牛
	Yudu	牛
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牛仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牛仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牛
Huizhou	Shexian	牛
Jin	Taiyuan	牛, 牛兒
	Yangyuan	牛
	Datong	牛
	Xinzhou	牛
	Lüliang (Lishi)	牛
	Changzhi	牛
	Linhe	牛
	Jining	牛
	Hohhot	牛
	Erenhot	牛
	Pingshan	牛
	Zhangjiakou	牛
	Handan	牛
	Linzhou	牛
	Suide	牛
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牛
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牛
Southern Min	Xiamen	牛
	Quanzhou	牛
	Zhangzhou	牛
	Zhao'an	牛
	Taipei	牛
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	牛
	Kaohsiung	牛仔
	Yilan	牛仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	牛
	Taichung	牛
	Tainan	牛
	Hsinchu	牛
	Kinmen	牛
	Penghu (Magong)	牛
	Penang (Hokkien)	牛
	Singapore (Hokkien)	牛
	Manila (Hokkien)	牛
	Chaozhou	牛
	Shantou	牛
	Shantou (Chenghai)	牛
	Singapore (Teochew)	牛
	Leizhou	牛
	Wenchang	牛
	Haikou	牛, 牛媽
	Singapore (Hainanese)	牛
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	牛
Shehua	Fu'an	牛
	Fuding	牛
	Luoyuan	牛
	Sanming	牛
	Shunchang	牛
	Hua'an	牛
	Guixi (Zhangping)	牛
	Cangnan	牛
	Jingning (Hexi)	牛
	Lishui	牛
	Longyou	牛
	Chaozhou	牛
	Fengshun	牛
Wu	Shanghai	牛
	Suzhou	牛
	Danyang	牛
	Wenzhou	牛
	Jinhua	牛
Xiang	Changsha	牛, 寶耕
Xiang	Shuangfeng	牛

Derived terms