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奶牛

奶牛

Chinese

		breast; lady; milk	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (奶牛)		奶	牛
anagram		牛奶

Noun

奶牛

milk cow; dairy cow; dairy cattle

Synonyms

乳牛 (rǔniú)

See also

(not to be confused with) 牛奶 (niúnǎi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): nǎiniú

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): naai⁵ ngau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): leng-gû / ni-gû / lin-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǎiniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naeniou
  - IPA ^(key): /naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naai⁵ ngau⁴
  - Yale: náaih ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naai⁵ ngau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːi̯¹³ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: leng-gû / ni-gû / lin-gû
  - Tâi-lô: ling-gû / ni-gû / lin-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengguu, ni'guu, lin'guu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/, /ni⁴⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/, /lin⁴⁴⁻²² gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ³³ gu²⁴/, /ni³³ gu²⁴/, /lin³³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² gu¹³/, /ni⁴⁴⁻²² gu¹³/, /lin⁴⁴⁻²² gu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²⁴/, /ni⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²⁴/, /lin⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²³/, /ni⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²³/, /lin⁴⁴⁻³³ gu²³/