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艾薩克·牛頓 艾萨克·牛顿 [Ai4 sa4 ke4 · Niu2 dun4] /Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist/ 4052 1
安格斯牛 安格斯牛 [An1 ge2 si1 niu2] /Angus, Scottish breed of beef cattle/ 2635 1
扒屋牽牛 扒屋牵牛 [ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2] /to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)/to strip of everything/ 4645 1
白脫牛奶 白脱牛奶 [[bai2tuo1niu2nai3]] /buttermilk/ 570 2
[[bang4]] /used in 牛蒡[niu2bang4]/ 566 2
鼻牛兒 鼻牛儿 [bi2 niu2 r5] /hardened mucus in nostrils/ 6303 1
比利牛斯 比利牛斯 [Bi3 li4 niu2 si1] /Pyrenees mountains/ 6059 1
比利牛斯山 比利牛斯山 [Bi3 li4 niu2 si1 shan1] /Pyrenees mountains/ 6059 1
菜牛 菜牛 [cai4 niu2] /beef cattle (grown for meat)/ 6885 1
丑牛 丑牛 [chou3 niu2] /Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)/ 6890 1
初生牛犢不怕虎 初生牛犊不怕虎 [chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3] /lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)/fig. the young are fearless/ 2720 1
初生之犢不怕虎 初生之犊不怕虎 [[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4pa4 hu3]] /see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ 21 2
初生之犢不畏虎 初生之犊不畏虎 [[chu1sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4wei4 hu3]] /see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1sheng1 niu2du2 bu4pa4 hu3]/ 21 2
吹牛拍馬 吹牛拍马 [chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3] /to resort to bragging and flattering/ 5169 1
吹牛皮 吹牛皮 [chui1 niu2 pi2] /to boast/to talk big/ 4993 1
吹拍 吹拍 [chui1 pai1] /to resort to bragging and flattering/abbr. for 吹牛拍馬|吹牛拍马[chui1 niu2 pai1 ma3]/ 4992 1
吹牛 吹牛 [[chui1niu2]] /to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth/(dialect) to chat idly/ 182 2
純牛奶 纯牛奶 [chun2 niu2 nai3] /pure milk/ 6121 1
大牛 大牛 [da4 niu2] /(coll.) leading light/superstar/badass/(coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini/ 2827 1
帶牛佩犢 带牛佩犊 [dai4 niu2 pei4 du2] /to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)/ 6102 1
當牛作馬 当牛作马 [dang1 niu2 zuo4 ma3] /to work like a horse and toil like an ox/fig. to slave for sb/ 5654 1
地牛翻身 地牛翻身 [di4 niu2 fan1 shen1] /(Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)/ 3175 1
丁骨牛排 丁骨牛排 [ding1 gu3 niu2 pai2] /T-bone steak/ 6675 1
頂牛兒 顶牛儿 [ding3 niu2 r5] /to push with the forehead/to lock horns/to be at loggerheads/ 5444 1
斗牛 斗牛 [Dou3 Niu2] /Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)/ 5908 1
鬥牛 斗牛 [dou4 niu2] /bullfighting/ 5908 1
鬥牛士 斗牛士 [dou4 niu2 shi4] /matador/toreador/bullfighter/ 6552 1
鬥牛士之歌 斗牛士之歌 [Dou4 niu2 shi4 zhi1 Ge1] /Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet/ 3323 1
鬥牛㹴 斗牛㹴 [[dou4niu2geng1]] /bull terrier/ 899 2
對牛彈琴 对牛弹琴 [dui4 niu2 tan2 qin2] /lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)/fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience/to cast pearls before swine/caviar to the general/to preach to deaf ears/to talk over sb's head/ 4857 1
多如牛毛 多如牛毛 [[duo1ru2niu2mao2]] /(lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)/(fig.) innumerable; countless/ 48 2
返券黃牛 返券黄牛 [fan3 quan4 huang2 niu2] /"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit/ 6110 1
放牛班 放牛班 [fang4 niu2 ban1] /class of underachievers/dunces' class (Tw)/ 4312 1
菲力牛排 菲力牛排 [fei1 li4 niu2 pai2] /fillet steak/ 6675 1
非洲大蝸牛 非洲大蜗牛 [[Fei1zhou1 da4wo1niu2]] /giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica)/ 54 2
肥牛 肥牛 [[fei2niu2]] /fatty beef slices (esp. for hot pot)/ 329 2
風馬牛不相及 风马牛不相及 [feng1 ma3 niu2 bu4 xiang1 ji2] /to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant/ 5036 1
犎牛 犎牛 [feng1 niu2] /bison/ 6082 1
瘋牛病 疯牛病 [feng1 niu2 bing4] /mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)/ 7012 1
伏牛山 伏牛山 [[Fu2niu2 Shan1]] /Funiu Mountains in southwestern Henan, eastern extension of the Qinling mountain range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2ling3 Shan1mai4]/ 68 2
割雞焉用牛刀 割鸡焉用牛刀 [ge1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] /lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)/fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter/also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1]/ 4848 1
公牛 公牛 [gong1 niu2] /bull/ 7100 1
海牛 海牛 [hai3 niu2] /manatee/ 7032 1
汗牛充棟 汗牛充栋 [han4 niu2 chong1 dong4] /lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books/ 6332 1
和牛 和牛 [[he2niu2]] /wagyu/ 889 2
紅牛 红牛 [Hong2 Niu2] /Red Bull (energy drink)/ 4846 1
紅牛皮菜 红牛皮菜 [[hong2niu2pi2cai4]] /chard (Beta vulgaris)/ 541 2
呼牛呼馬 呼牛呼马 [hu1 niu2 hu1 ma3] /to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it/Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me./ 6332 1
呼牛作馬 呼牛作马 [hu1 niu2 zuo4 ma3] /to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it/Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me./ 6332 1
黃牛票 黄牛票 [huang2 niu2 piao4] /scalped tickets/ 6713 1
黃牛 黄牛 [[huang2niu2]] /ox; cattle/scalper of tickets etc/(dialect) to fail to show up/(dialect) to break a promise/ 421 2
犍牛 犍牛 [jian1 niu2] /bullock/ 4925 1
煎牛扒 煎牛扒 [jian1 niu2 ba1] /beef steak/ 6542 1
金牛 金牛 [Jin1 niu2] /Taurus (star sign)/Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan/ 5890 1
金牛座 金牛座 [Jin1 niu2 zuo4] /Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)/ 6845 1
金牛區 金牛区 [[Jin1niu2 Qu1]] /Jinniu, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2du1 Shi4], Sichuan/ 128 2
九牛二虎之力 九牛二虎之力 [jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4] /tremendous strength (idiom)/ 6332 1
九牛一毛 九牛一毛 [[jiu3niu2-yi1mao2]] /(lit.) one hair from nine oxen (idiom)/(fig.) a drop in the ocean/ 48 2
狂牛病 狂牛病 [kuang2 niu2 bing4] /mad cow disease/bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE/ 7012 1
[kui2] /used in 犪牛[kui2 niu2]/ 1467 1
犪牛 犪牛 [kui2 niu2] /ancient yak of southeast China, also known as 犩[wei2]/ 3201 1
老牛吃嫩草 老牛吃嫩草 [lao3 niu2 chi1 nen4 cao3] /lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)/fig. a May-December relationship/a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman/ 6257 1
老牛拉破車 老牛拉破车 [lao3 niu2 la1 po4 che1] /see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]/ 5044 1
老牛破車 老牛破车 [lao3 niu2 po4 che1] /lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)/fig. slow and inefficient/ 5044 1
老牛舐犢 老牛舐犊 [lao3 niu2 shi4 du2] /lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)/fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children/ 4800 1
羚牛 羚牛 [ling2 niu2] /takin (type of goat-antelope)/ 7032 1
[mang1] /bull/see 牤牛[mang1 niu2]/ 5894 1
牤牛 牤牛 [mang1 niu2] /bull/ 6166 1
牻牛兒苗科 牻牛儿苗科 [mang2 niu2 r5 miao2 ke1] /Geraniaceae (the geranium family)/ 2764 1
氂牛 牦牛 [mao2 niu2] /yak (Bos grunniens)/ 6070 1
美味牛肝菌 美味牛肝菌 [mei3 wei4 niu2 gan1 jun4] /porcino (Boletus edulis)/ 3287 1
蒙牛 蒙牛 [Meng3 niu2] /China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited/ 4488 1
牡牛 牡牛 [[mu3niu2]] /bull/ 808 2
目無全牛 目无全牛 [mu4 wu2 quan2 niu2] /to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled/able to see through the problem at one glance/ 6332 1
牧牛犬 牧牛犬 [[mu4niu2quan3]] /cattle dog/ 180 2
奶牛 奶牛 [nai3 niu2] /milk cow/dairy cow/ 7100 1
奶牛場 奶牛场 [nai3 niu2 chang3] /dairy farm/ 7100 1
[nan3] /brisket/belly beef/spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs/see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese/erroneously translated as sirloin/ 6574 1
泥牛入海 泥牛入海 [ni2 niu2 ru4 hai3] /lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning/ 6332 1
[niu2] /ox/cow/bull/CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]/newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])/(slang) awesome/ 3014 1
[[Niu2]] /surname Niu/ 930 2
牛百葉 牛百叶 [niu2 bai3 ye4] /omasum/beef tripe/ 5720 1
牛鼻子 牛鼻子 [niu2 bi2 zi5] /key point/crux/(old) Daoist (facetious)/ 4060 1
牛鞭 牛鞭 [niu2 bian1] /pizzle/bull's penis (served as food)/ 5713 1
牛脖子 牛脖子 [niu2 bo2 zi5] /(coll.) bullheaded/obstinate/ 4853 1
牛不喝水難按角 牛不喝水难按角 [niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 nan2 an4 jiao3] /(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink/ 2016 1
牛不喝水強按頭 牛不喝水强按头 [niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2] /lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)/fig. to try to impose one's will on sb/ 2224 1
牛刀小試 牛刀小试 [niu2 dao1 xiao3 shi4] /see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]/ 2782 1
牛痘 牛痘 [niu2 dou4] /cowpox/ 7100 1
牛痘病 牛痘病 [niu2 dou4 bing4] /cow pox/ 6534 1
牛犢 牛犊 [niu2 du2] /calf/ 4927 1
牛頓 牛顿 [niu2 dun4] /newton (SI unit of force)/ 3014 1
牛頓 牛顿 [Niu2 dun4] /Newton (name)/Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist/ 6860 1
牛頓力學 牛顿力学 [Niu2 dun4 li4 xue2] /Newtonian mechanics/ 6564 1
牛頓米 牛顿米 [niu2 dun4 mi3] /newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m)/ 2562 1
牛肝菌 牛肝菌 [niu2 gan1 jun4] /porcino (Boletus edulis)/ 3287 1
牛鬼蛇神 牛鬼蛇神 [niu2 gui3 she2 shen2] /evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements/ 4034 1
牛海綿狀腦病 牛海绵状脑病 [niu2 hai3 mian2 zhuang4 nao3 bing4] /bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE/mad cow disease/ 6497 1
牛黃 牛黄 [niu2 huang2] /bezoar/ 6184 1
牛磺酸 牛磺酸 [niu2 huang2 suan1] /taurine/ 7100 1
牛脊肉 牛脊肉 [niu2 ji3 rou4] /sirloin (beef joint)/ 6568 1
牛驥同槽 牛骥同槽 [niu2 ji4 tong2 cao2] /cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike/also written 牛驥同皂|牛骥同皂[niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4]/ 6332 1
牛驥同皂 牛骥同皂 [niu2 ji4 tong2 zao4] /cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike/ 6332 1
牛角 牛角 [niu2 jiao3] /cow horn/ 6300 1
牛角包 牛角包 [niu2 jiao3 bao1] /croissant/ 6453 1
牛角掛書 牛角挂书 [niu2 jiao3 gua4 shu1] /lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)/fig. to be diligent in one's studies/ 4229 1
牛角椒 牛角椒 [niu2 jiao3 jiao1] /Cayenne pepper/red pepper/chili/ 6946 1
牛角麵包 牛角面包 [niu2 jiao3 mian4 bao1] /croissant/ 6453 1
牛津 牛津 [Niu2 jin1] /Oxford (city in England)/ 6673 1
牛筋草 牛筋草 [niu2 jin1 cao3] /wire grass (Eleusine indica)/ 5004 1
牛津大學 牛津大学 [Niu2 jin1 Da4 xue2] /University of Oxford/ 7032 1
牛津郡 牛津郡 [Niu2 jin1 jun4] /Oxfordshire (English county)/ 2161 1
牛欄 牛栏 [niu2 lan2] /cattle pen/ 5040 1
牛郎 牛郎 [Niu2 lang2] /Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女/Altair (star)/ 6597 1
牛郎織女 牛郎织女 [niu2 lang2 zhi1 nü3] /Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)/separated lovers/Altair and Vega (stars)/ 6597 1
牛脷酥 牛脷酥 [niu2 li4 su1] /ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue/ 4930 1
牛柳 牛柳 [niu2 liu3] /(beef) tenderloin/ 3464 1
牛毛 牛毛 [niu2 mao2] /ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate)/ 2111 1
牛虻 牛虻 [niu2 meng2] /gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)/ 5119 1
牛米 牛米 [niu2 mi3] /newton meter (Nm)/ 3051 1
牛魔王 牛魔王 [Niu2 mo2 wang2] /Gyuumao/ 7032 1
牛奶 牛奶 [niu2 nai3] /cow's milk/CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]/ 6364 1
牛腩 牛腩 [niu2 nan3] /brisket (esp. Cantonese)/belly beef/spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs/erroneously translated as sirloin/ 6574 1
牛年 牛年 [niu2 nian2] /Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)/ 6890 1
牛年馬月 牛年马月 [niu2 nian2 ma3 yue4] /see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]/ 4643 1
牛排 牛排 [niu2 pai2] /steak/ 7100 1
牛排餐廳 牛排餐厅 [niu2 pai2 can1 ting1] /steakhouse/chophouse/ 6266 1
牛排館 牛排馆 [niu2 pai2 guan3] /steakhouse/ 6095 1
牛皮 牛皮 [niu2 pi2] /cowhide/leather/fig. flexible and tough/boasting/big talk/ 5870 1
牛脾氣 牛脾气 [niu2 pi2 qi5] /bullheadedness/stubborn/ 4853 1
牛皮色 牛皮色 [niu2 pi2 se4] /buff (color)/ 6091 1
牛皮癬 牛皮癣 [niu2 pi2 xuan3] /psoriasis/ 6312 1
牛皮紙 牛皮纸 [niu2 pi2 zhi3] /kraft paper/ 4933 1
牛氣 牛气 [niu2 qi5] /(coll.) haughty/overbearing/(economics) bullish/ 3985 1
牛橋 牛桥 [niu2 qiao2] /Oxbridge/Cambridge and Oxford/ 6892 1
牛人 牛人 [niu2 ren2] /(coll.) leading light/true expert/badass/ 2827 1
牛肉 牛肉 [niu2 rou4] /beef/ 7100 1
牛肉麵 牛肉面 [niu2 rou4 mian4] /beef noodle soup/ 6137 1
牛肉丸 牛肉丸 [niu2 rou4 wan2] /beef meatballs/ 6151 1
牛山濯濯 牛山濯濯 [niu2 shan1 zhuo2 zhuo2] /treeless hills (idiom)/ 6153 1
牛舌 牛舌 [niu2 she2] /ox tongue/ 6562 1
牛市 牛市 [niu2 shi4] /bull market/ 3121 1
牛溲馬勃 牛溲马勃 [niu2 sou1 ma3 bo2] /cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense/insignificant/ 6332 1
牛頭 牛头 [niu2 tou2] /ox head/ox-head shaped wine vessel/ 6064 1
牛頭 牛头 [Niu2 Tou2] /Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology/ 6064 1
牛頭犬 牛头犬 [niu2 tou2 quan3] /bulldog/ 7100 1
牛蛙 牛蛙 [niu2 wa1] /bullfrog/ 7013 1
牛膝 牛膝 [niu2 xi1] /Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)/ 6966 1
牛膝草 牛膝草 [niu2 xi1 cao3] /hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)/ 5886 1
牛心 牛心 [niu2 xin1] /mulishness/obstinacy/ 4783 1
牛性 牛性 [niu2 xing4] /mulishness/obstinacy/ 4783 1
牛性子 牛性子 [niu2 xing4 zi5] /see 牛性[niu2 xing4]/ 4783 1
牛羊 牛羊 [niu2 yang2] /cattle and sheep/livestock/ 6205 1
牛鞅 牛鞅 [niu2 yang4] /wooden yoke for a draft ox/ 1279 1
牛衣對泣 牛衣对泣 [niu2 yi1 dui4 qi4] /couple living in destitute misery (idiom)/ 5782 1
牛飲 牛饮 [niu2 yin3] /gulp/ 7100 1
牛油戟 牛油戟 [niu2 you2 ji3] /pound cake/ 2960 1
牛樟 牛樟 [niu2 zhang1] /Cinnamomum kanehirae/small-leaf camphor/stout camphor (indigenous to Taiwan)/ 6290 1
牛隻 牛只 [niu2 zhi1] /cow/cattle/ 4615 1
牛至 牛至 [niu2 zhi4] /oregano (Origanum vulgare)/marjoram/ 6527 1
牛B 牛B [[niu2-B]] /see 牛屄[niu2bi1]/ 90 2
牛掰 牛掰 [[niu2bai1]] /see 牛屄[niu2bi1] (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄[niu2bi1])/ 186 2
牛蒡 牛蒡 [[niu2bang4]] /burdock (Arctium lappa)/ 565 2
牛背鷺 牛背鹭 [[niu2bei4lu4]] /(bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)/ 950 2
牛逼 牛逼 [[niu2bi1]] /variant of 牛屄[niu2bi1]/ 344 2
牛屄 牛屄 [[niu2bi1]] /(slang) (vulgar) awesome; badass/(slang) (vulgar) cocky; arrogant/ 80 2
牛叉 牛叉 [[niu2cha1]] /see 牛屄[niu2bi1] (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄[niu2bi1])/ 344 2
牛肚 牛肚 [[niu2du3]] /beef tripe/ 968 2
牛軛 牛轭 [[niu2e4]] /yoke/ 908 2
牛軛礁 牛轭礁 [[Niu2e4 Jiao1]] /Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef/ 908 2
牛軋糖 牛轧糖 [[niu2ga2tang2]] /(loanword) nougat/ 948 2
牛郎 牛郎 [[niu2lang2]] /cowherd boy/(slang) male prostitute/ 808 2
牛馬 牛马 [[niu2ma3]] /oxen and horses; beasts of burden/(fig.) drudge; laborer/ 703 2
牛奶巧克力 牛奶巧克力 [[niu2nai3 qiao3ke4li4]] /milk chocolate/ 275 2
牛奶糖 牛奶糖 [[niu2nai3tang2]] /toffee; chewy caramel candy/ 893 2
牛扒 牛扒 [[niu2pa2]] /(dialect) beef steak/ 363 2
牛棚 牛棚 [[niu2peng2]] /cowshed/makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution/(baseball) bullpen/ 822 2
牛批 牛批 [[niu2pi1]] /see 牛屄[niu2bi1] (euphemistic synonym of 牛屄[niu2bi1])/ 186 2
牛皮菜 牛皮菜 [[niu2pi2cai4]] /chard (Beta vulgaris)/ 541 2
牛肉乾 牛肉干 [[niu2rou4gan1]] /dried beef; beef jerky/ 306 2
牛乳 牛乳 [[niu2ru3]] /cow's milk/ 747 2
牛頭伯勞 牛头伯劳 [[niu2tou2 bo2lao2]] /(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)/ 950 2
牛頭不對馬嘴 牛头不对马嘴 [[niu2tou2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]] /see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]/ 928 2
牛頭㹴 牛头㹴 [[niu2tou2geng1]] /bull terrier/ 899 2
牛油 牛油 [[niu2you2]] /butter/beef tallow/ 872 2
牛油果 牛油果 [[niu2you2guo3]] /avocado (Persea americana)/shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa)/ 415 2
牛仔 牛仔 [[niu2zai3]] /cowboy/ 531 2
牛仔布 牛仔布 [[niu2zai3bu4]] /denim/ 531 2
牛仔褲 牛仔裤 [[niu2zai3ku4]] /jeans/CL:條|条[tiao2]/ 531 2
牛子 牛子 [[niu2zi3]] /(dialect) penis/ 888 2
皮弗婁牛 皮弗娄牛 [pi2 fu2 lou2 niu2] /beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)/ 6090 1
[pian1] /used in 犏牛[pian1 niu2]/ 1577 1
犏牛 犏牛 [pian1 niu2] /offspring of a bull and a female yak/ 4928 1
七夕 七夕 [Qi1 xi1] /double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month/girls' festival/Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting/ 4888 1
七夕節 七夕节 [Qi1 xi1 jie2] /Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month/girls' festival/Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting/ 4731 1
氣喘如牛 气喘如牛 [qi4 chuan3 ru2 niu2] /to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)/to huff and puff/ 3798 1
氣沖牛斗 气冲牛斗 [[qi4chong1-niu2dou3]] /(idiom) extremely angry; infuriated/ 495 2
牽牛 牵牛 [Qian1 niu2] /Altair (star)/Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女/ 6597 1
牽牛 牵牛 [qian1 niu2] /morning glory (Pharbitis nil)/ 6553 1
牽牛花 牵牛花 [qian1 niu2 hua1] /white-edged morning glory/ 7100 1
牽牛屬 牵牛属 [qian1 niu2 shu3] /Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)/ 5778 1
牽牛星 牵牛星 [Qian1 niu2 xing1] /Altair (star)/Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女/ 6597 1
青椒牛柳 青椒牛柳 [qing1 jiao1 niu2 liu3] /beef with green peppers/ 6800 1
鵲橋 鹊桥 [que4 qiao2] /magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting/ 6597 1
人造牛油 人造牛油 [ren2 zao4 niu2 you2] /margarine/ 4617 1
乳牛 乳牛 [ru3 niu2] /dairy cattle/ 7032 1
三對三鬥牛 三对三斗牛 [[san1dui4san1 dou4niu2]] /three-on-three basketball game/ 900 2
殺雞焉用牛刀 杀鸡焉用牛刀 [sha1 ji1 yan1 yong4 niu2 dao1] /don't use a sledgehammer on a nut/aquila non capit muscam/ 6176 1
沙朗牛排 沙朗牛排 [sha1 lang3 niu2 pai2] /sirloin steak/ 6675 1
麝牛 麝牛 [she4 niu2] /musk ox/ 7032 1
社交牛逼症 社交牛逼症 [[she4jiao1 niu2bi1zheng4]] /(neologism, attested by 2021) (slang) extreme gregariousness; over-the-top confidence in social interactions/ 155 2
社牛 社牛 [[she4niu2]] /(slang) extreme extrovert; socially fearless person (abbr. for 社交牛逼症[she4jiao1 niu2bi1zheng4])/ 423 2
十二宮 十二宫 [shi2 er4 gong1] /the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]/ 4554 1
水牛 水牛 [shui3 niu2] /water buffalo/ 7100 1
水牛兒 水牛儿 [shui3 niu2 r5] /(dialect) snail/ 4933 1
天牛 天牛 [tian1 niu2] /Longhorn beetle/ 7032 1
鐵板牛柳 铁板牛柳 [tie3 ban3 niu2 liu3] /fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate/ 2262 1
鐵板牛肉 铁板牛肉 [tie3 ban3 niu2 rou4] /beef grilled on a hot iron plate/ 6808 1
土牛 土牛 [tu3 niu2] /clay ox/mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)/ 6605 1
土牛木馬 土牛木马 [tu3 niu2 mu4 ma3] /clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance/worthless object/ 6332 1
[wei2] /ancient yak of southeast China, also known as 犪牛[kui2 niu2]/ 3201 1
翁牛特 翁牛特 [Weng1 niu2 te4] /Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia/ 6031 1
翁牛特旗 翁牛特旗 [Weng1 niu2 te4 qi2] /Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia/ 6031 1
[wo1] /snail/Taiwan pr. [gua1]/see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2]/ 5710 1
蝸牛 蜗牛 [wo1 niu2] /snail/Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]/ 5746 1
蝸行牛步 蜗行牛步 [wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4] /lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)/fig. to move at a snail's pace/to make slow progress/ 4794 1
無殼蝸牛 无壳蜗牛 [wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2] /fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house/ 5136 1
無殼族 无壳族 [wu2 ke2 zu2] /see 無殼蝸牛|无壳蜗牛[wu2 ke2 wo1 niu2]/ 4011 1
吳牛見月 吴牛见月 [Wu2 niu2 jian4 yue4] /cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun/ 6798 1
[xi1] /obscure variant of 悉[xi1]/Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1]/ 4233 1
犀牛 犀牛 [xi1 niu2] /rhinoceros/ 6667 1
鮮花插在牛糞上 鲜花插在牛粪上 [xian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4] /lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure/fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)/ 3776 1
現金牛 现金牛 [[xian4jin1niu2]] /cash cow/ 964 2
小牛 小牛 [xiao3 niu2] /calf/(coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini/ 3086 1
小牛肉 小牛肉 [xiao3 niu2 rou4] /veal/ 6770 1
小試牛刀 小试牛刀 [xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1] /to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)/ 2782 1
血牛 血牛 [xue4 niu2] /sb who sells one's blood for a living/ 4040 1
鞅牛 鞅牛 [yang4 niu2] /ox harnessed for plowing/ 1279 1
野牛 野牛 [ye3 niu2] /bison/ 6720 1
一對一鬥牛 一对一斗牛 [[yi1dui4yi1 dou4niu2]] /one-on-one basketball game/ 900 2
原牛 原牛 [yuan2 niu2] /aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox/ 3271 1
真牛 真牛 [zhen1 niu2] /(slang) really cool, awesome/ 6597 1
執牛耳 执牛耳 [[zhi2 niu2er3]] /to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)/ 862 2
植物牛油 植物牛油 [zhi2 wu4 niu2 you2] /margarine/ 4617 1
紫金牛 紫金牛 [zi3 jin1 niu2] /Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)/ 5408 1
牸牛 牸牛 [[zi4niu2]] /cow/ 203 2
鑽牛角 钻牛角 [zuan1 niu2 jiao3] /lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs/same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖/ 6328 1
鑽牛角尖 钻牛角尖 [zuan1 niu2 jiao3 jian1] /lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem/to bash one's head against a brick wall/a wild goose chase/a blind alley/to split hairs/ 5551 1
做牛做馬 做牛做马 [zuo4 niu2 zuo4 ma3] /lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard/ 6292 1

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