牛斗

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niúdòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niúdòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióudòu
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-tou⁴
    • Yale: nyóu-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudow
    • Palladius: нюдоу (njudou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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Noun

牛斗

1. (archaic) (the area of sky between) the Ox and Dipper constellations in Chinese astronomy
2. (archaic) the sky