牛筋草

Chinese

		tendon or ligament of cattle; rubber band; elastic band	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (牛筋草)		牛筋	草
simp. #(牛筋草)		牛筋	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niújīncǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ gan¹ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niújīncǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióujincǎo
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-chin¹-tsʻao³
    • Yale: nyóu-jīn-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujintsao
    • Palladius: нюцзиньцао (njuczinʹcao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ gan¹ cou²
    • Yale: ngàuh gān chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ gan¹ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ gen¹ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

牛筋草

1. crowfootgrass; yardgrass (Eleusine indica)

Synonyms

• 牛頓草／牛顿草
• (Hokkien) 蟋蟀草