黑牛

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (黑牛)		黑	牛

Etymology

Calque of English black cow. Compare Brazilian Portuguese vaca preta, regional Latin American Spanish vaca negra.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ ngau⁴ / haak¹ ngau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ ngau⁴ / haak¹ ngau⁴
    • Yale: hāk ngàuh / hāak ngàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ ngau⁴ / haak⁷ ngau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ ngeo⁴ / hag¹ ngeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/, /haːk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

Noun

黑牛

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) coke float

   Coordinate terms: 白牛 (baak⁶ ngau⁴), 黃牛／黄牛 (wong⁴ ngau⁴)

Usage notes

• 黑牛s are typically made with a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top, as opposed to American-style coke floats which may use any flavour of ice cream (typically vanilla).