牛劍

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	(double-edged) sword
trad. (牛劍)		牛	劍
simp. (牛剑)		牛	剑

Etymology

牛津 (Niújīn, “Oxford”) + 劍橋／剑桥 (Jiànqiáo, “Cambridge”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Niújiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Niújiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nióujiàn
    • Wade–Giles: Niu²-chien⁴
    • Yale: Nyóu-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nioujiann
    • Palladius: Нюцзянь (Njuczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ gim³
    • Yale: ngàuh gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kiːm³³/

Proper noun

牛劍

1. Oxbridge (the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively)