牛頭人

Chinese

Etymology 1

		oxhead; Daoist priest	man; person; people
trad. (牛頭人)		牛頭	人
simp. (牛头人)		牛头	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niútóurén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niútóurén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióutóurén
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-tʻou²-jên²
    • Yale: nyóu-tóu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutourren
    • Palladius: нютоужэнь (njutoužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: ngàuh tàuh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ teo⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

牛頭人

1. minotaur

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (牛頭人)		牛	頭	人
simp. (牛头人)		牛	头	人

From Japanese NTR(エヌティーアール) (enutīāru), an abbreviation of 寝取(ねと)られ (netorare, “cuckoldry”), as the Pinyin initials of 牛頭人／牛头人 (niútóurén) are NTR.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niútóurén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niútóurén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióutóurén
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-tʻou²-jên²
    • Yale: nyóu-tóu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutourren
    • Palladius: нютоужэнь (njutoužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Verb

牛頭人

1. (Internet slang, usually in passive) to cheat on

   我怎麼被這個人牛頭人了？他真是個渣男。 [MSC, trad.]
   我怎么被这个人牛头人了？他真是个渣男。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zěnme bèi zhège rén niútóurén le? Tā zhēnshì ge zhānán. [Pinyin]

   How did I get cheated on by this person? He really is a scumbag.

Synonyms

• NTR