牛 ngau⁴ {niú}

(adjective) (of personality) stubborn and unreasonable

牛 ngau⁴ zin² {Niú jiǎn}

(noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank

牛 ngau⁴ {niú}

1. ox
2. cow
3. bull
4. CL: 條,頭
5. (slang) awesome

牛 ngau⁴ {Niú}

surname Niu

牛腸〔-肠〕 ngau⁴ coeng² {niú cháng}

(noun) xo's intestines; Or (food) bovine intestines or (dim sum) rice rolls with minced beef

牛刀 ngau⁴ dou¹ {niú dāo}

a butcher's knife

牛記〔-记〕 ngau⁴ gei³ {niú jì}

no-frills (slang)

牛頸〔-颈〕 ngau⁴ geng² {niú jǐng}

(noun) xo's neck; Or (food) bovine chuck; or (Metaphor) someone is very stubborn

牛腱 ngau⁴ gin³ {niú jiàn}

(noun) xo's shank; Or (food) beef shank

牛皋 ngau⁴ gou¹ {niú gāo}

rough

牛牯 ngau⁴ gu² {niú gǔ}

male bull or cow

牛公 ngau⁴ gung¹ {niú gōng}

bull; ox

牛骨 ngau⁴ gwat¹ {niú gǔ}

bovine bones

牛河 ngau⁴ ho⁴ {niú hé}

stir-fried beef rice noodle

牛一 ngau⁴ jat¹ {niú yī}

(n.) Birthday (a dated term).

牛蠅〔-蝇〕 ngau⁴ jing⁴ {niú yíng}

horsefly; cleg

牛丸 ngau⁴ jyun² {niú wán}

beef balls

牛脷 ngau⁴ lei⁶ {niú lì}

(noun) xo's tongue; Or (food) bovine tongue

牛力 ngau⁴ lik⁶ {niú lì}

great strength

牛尾 ngau⁴ mei⁵ {niú wěi}

an oxtail

牛毛 ngau⁴ mou⁴ {niú máo}

tiny; minute (dialect)

牛乸 ngau⁴ naa² {niú ná}

(noun) a cow

牛扒 ngau⁴ paa² {niú pá}

(noun) (food) a beefsteak

牛皮 ngau⁴ pei⁴ {niú pí}

(slang) 1. Stubborn (when using in "牛皮燈籠"); (of paper) 1. Kraft; (of skin disease) Psoriasis

牛屎 ngau⁴ si² {niú shǐ}

(noun) bullshit

牛肚 ngau⁴ tou⁵ {niú dǔ}

ox tripe; cow stomach

牛王 ngau⁴ wong⁴ {niú wáng}

rude and unreasonable; acting in a tyrannous manner; a bully

牛什 ngau⁴ zaap⁶ {niú shén}

(food) Beef offal

牛雜〔-杂〕 ngau⁴ zaap⁶ {niú zá}

(food) stewed mixed beef organs; stewed bovine offal; stewed beef offal

牛仔 ngau⁴ zai² {niú zǎi}

calf

牛治 ngau⁴ zi⁶ {niú zhì}

a corned beef sandwich

牛精 ngau⁴ zing¹ {niú jīng}

(adjective) mean and unreasonable; rude and bad-tempered; stubborn

牛軛〔-轭〕 ngau⁴ aak¹ {niú è}

yoke

牛屄 ngau⁴ bei¹ {niú bī}

1. awesome
2. capable (vulgar)
3. arrogant
4. cocky
5. bastard (vulgar)

牛鞭 ngau⁴ bin¹ {niú biān}

1. pizzle
2. bull's penis (served as food)

牛蒡 ngau⁴ bong² {niú bàng}

burdock

牛痘 ngau⁴ dau⁶ {niú dòu}

cowpox

牛頓〔-顿〕 ngau⁴ deon⁶ {Niú dùn}

1. Newton (name)
2. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist

牛犢〔-犊〕 ngau⁴ duk⁶ {niú dú}

calf

牛角 ngau⁴ gok³ {niú jiǎo}

cow horn

牛氣〔-气〕 ngau⁴ hei³ {niú qi}

1. (coll.) haughty
2. overbearing
3. (economics) bullish

牛飲〔-饮〕 ngau⁴ jam² {niú yǐn}

gulp

牛油 ngau⁴ jau⁴ {niú yóu}

butter

牛羊 ngau⁴ joeng⁴ {niú yáng}

1. cattle and sheep
2. livestock

牛肉 ngau⁴ juk⁶ {niú ròu}

beef

牛橋〔-桥〕 ngau⁴ kiu⁴ {niú qiáo}

1. Oxbridge
2. Cambridge and Oxford

牛欄〔-栏〕 ngau⁴ laan⁴ {niú lán}

cattle pen

牛柳 ngau⁴ lau⁵ {niú liǔ}

sirloin

牛郎 ngau⁴ long⁴ {Niú láng}

1. Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女
2. Altair (star)

牛郎 ngau⁴ long⁴ {niú láng}

1. cowherd boy
2. (slang) male prostitute

牛馬〔-马〕 ngau⁴ maa⁵ {niú mǎ}

1. oxen and horses
2. beasts of burden
3. CL: 隻

牛虻 ngau⁴ mong⁴ {niú méng}

gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)

牛奶 ngau⁴ naai⁵ {niú nǎi}

1. cow's milk
2. CL: 瓶,杯

牛腩 ngau⁴ naam⁵ {niú nǎn}

1. brisket (esp. Cantonese)
2. belly beef
3. spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs
4. erroneously translated as sirloin

牛年 ngau⁴ nin⁴ {niú nián}

Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)

牛排 ngau⁴ paai⁴ {niú pái}

steak

牛皮 ngau⁴ pei⁴ {niú pí}

1. cowhide
2. leather
3. fig. flexible and tough
4. boasting
5. big talk

牛心 ngau⁴ sam¹ {niú xīn}

1. mulishness
2. obstinacy

牛膝 ngau⁴ sat¹ {niú xī}

Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)

牛市 ngau⁴ si⁵ {niú shì}

bull market (i.e. period of rising share prices)

牛性 ngau⁴ sing³ {niú xìng}

1. mulishness
2. obstinacy

牛舌 ngau⁴ sit³ {niú shé}

ox tongue

牛頭〔-头〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ {niú tóu}

1. ox head
2. ox-head shaped wine vessel

牛頭〔-头〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ {Niú Tóu}

Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

牛蛙 ngau⁴ waa¹ {niú wā}

bullfrog

牛黃〔-黄〕 ngau⁴ wong⁴ {niú huáng}

bezoar

牛仔 ngau⁴ zai² {niú zǎi}

cowboy

牛隻〔-只〕 ngau⁴ zek³ {niú zhī}

1. cow
2. cattle

牛津 ngau⁴ zeon¹ {Niú jīn}

Oxford (city in England)

牛至 ngau⁴ zi³ {niú zhì}

1. oregano (Origanum vulgare)
2. marjoram

牛樟 ngau⁴ zoeng¹ {niú zhāng}

1. Cinnamomum kanehirae
2. small-leaf camphor
3. stout camphor (indigenous to Taiwan)

牛白腩 ngau⁴ baak⁶ naam⁵ {niú bái nǎn}

(food) beef brisket

牛池灣〔--湾〕 ngau⁴ ci⁴ waan¹ {niú chí wān}

Ngau Chi Wan, a bay in Hong Kong

牛草肚 ngau⁴ cou² tou⁵ {niú cǎo dù}

ox tripe; cow stomach

牛角尖 ngau⁴ gok³ zim¹ {niú jiǎo jiān}

a dead end; a blind alley

牛肉腸〔--肠〕 ngau⁴ juk⁶ coeng² {niú ròu cháng}

rice noodle roll with beef filling

牛肉乾〔--干〕 ngau⁴ juk⁶ gon¹ {niú ròu gān}

a parking fine (slang)

牛乳餅〔--饼〕 ngau⁴ jyu⁵ beng² {niú rǔ bǐng}

(food) a milk cookie

牛奶糖 ngau⁴ naai⁵ tong² {niú nǎi táng}

a chewy milk candy

牛柏葉〔--叶〕 ngau⁴ paak³ jip⁶ {niú bǎi yè}

(food) ox tripe

牛皮膠〔--胶〕 ngau⁴ pei⁴ gaau¹ {niú pí jiāo}

(noun) superglue

牛潭尾 ngau⁴ taam⁴ mei⁵ {niú tán wěi}

Ngau Tam Mei / Yau Tam Mei, a location in Hong Kong

牛頭褲〔-头裤〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ fu³ {niú tóu kù}

shorts

牛頭角〔-头-〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ gok³ {niú tóu jiǎo}

Ngau Tau Kok, a town situated in eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong

牛王妹 ngau⁴ wong⁴ mui¹ {niú wáng mèi}

(noun) a naughty little girl

牛王頭〔--头〕 ngau⁴ wong⁴ tau⁴ {niú wáng tóu}

describes an unreasonable and/or arrogant and domineering person; someone who acts in a tyrannous manner

牛軋糖〔-轧-〕 ngau⁴ zaat³ tong² {niú gá táng}

nougat

牛仔骨 ngau⁴ zai² gwat¹ {niú zǎi gǔ}

veal rib

牛仔帽 ngau⁴ zai² mou² {niú zǎi mào}

(noun) a cowboy hat

牛仔片 ngau⁴ zai² pin² {niú zǎi piàn}

a cowboy film

牛百葉〔--叶〕 ngau⁴ baak³ jip⁶ {niú bǎi yè}

1. omasum
2. beef tripe

牛鼻子 ngau⁴ bei⁶ zi² {niú bí zi}

1. key point
2. crux
3. (old) Daoist (facetious)

牛背鷺〔--鹭〕 ngau⁴ bui³ lou⁶ {niú bèi lù}

(Chinese bird species) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)

牛脖子 ngau⁴ but⁶ zi² {niú bó zi}

1. (coll.) bullheaded
2. obstinate

牛痘病 ngau⁴ dau⁶ beng⁶ {niú dòu bìng}

cow pox

牛筋草 ngau⁴ gan¹ cou² {niú jīn cǎo}

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

牛角包 ngau⁴ gok³ baau¹ {niú jiǎo bāo}

croissant

牛角椒 ngau⁴ gok³ ziu¹ {niú jiǎo jiāo}

1. Cayenne pepper
2. red pepper
3. chili

牛油戟 ngau⁴ jau⁴ gik¹ {niú yóu jǐ}

cup cake

牛油果 ngau⁴ jau⁴ gwo² {niú yóu guǒ}

avocado (Persea americana)

牛肉乾〔--干〕 ngau⁴ juk⁶ gon¹ {niú ròu gān}

1. dried beef
2. jerky
3. charqui

牛肉丸 ngau⁴ juk⁶ jyun² {niú ròu wán}

beef meatballs

牛肉麵〔--面〕 ngau⁴ juk⁶ min⁶ {niú ròu miàn}

beef noodle soup

牛脷酥 ngau⁴ lei⁶ sou¹ {niú lì sū}

ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue

牛魔王 ngau⁴ mo¹ wong⁴ {Niú mó wáng}

Gyuumao

牛排館〔--馆〕 ngau⁴ paai⁴ gun² {niú pái guǎn}

steakhouse

牛皮菜 ngau⁴ pei⁴ coi³ {niú pí cài}

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

牛脾氣〔--气〕 ngau⁴ pei⁴ hei³ {niú pí qi}

1. bullheadedness
2. stubborn

牛皮色 ngau⁴ pei⁴ sik¹ {niú pí sè}

buff (color)

牛皮癬〔--癣〕 ngau⁴ pei⁴ sin² {niú pí xuǎn}

psoriasis

牛皮紙〔--纸〕 ngau⁴ pei⁴ zi² {niú pí zhǐ}

kraft paper

牛膝草 ngau⁴ sat¹ cou² {niú xī cǎo}

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

牛頭梗〔-头-〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ gang² {niú tóu gěng}

bull terrier

牛頭犬〔-头-〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ hyun² {niú tóu quǎn}

bulldog

牛磺酸 ngau⁴ wong⁴ syun¹ {niú huáng suān}

taurine

牛仔布 ngau⁴ zai² bou³ {niú zǎi bù}

denim

牛仔褲〔--裤〕 ngau⁴ zai² fu³ {niú zǎi kù}

1. jeans
2. CL: 條

牛脊肉 ngau⁴ zek³ juk⁶ {niú jǐ ròu}

sirloin (beef joint)

牛津群 ngau⁴ zeon¹ kwan⁴ {niú jīn qún}

Oxfordshire (English county)

牛刀小試〔---试〕 ngau⁴ dou¹ siu² si³ {niú dāo xiǎo shì}

(idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his/her great talent or skill

牛高馬大〔--马-〕 ngau⁴ gou¹ maa⁵ daai⁶ {niú gāo mǎ dà}

(adjective) tall and hefty; fully grown

牛鬼蛇神 ngau⁴ gwai² se⁴ san⁴ {niú guǐ shé shén}

villians; freaks; rabbles; political heretics, especially refering to anti-Maoists during the Cultual Revolution

牛肉炒河 ngau⁴ juk⁶ caau² ho⁴ {niú ròu chǎo hé}

beef kway teow; stir-fried ho-fun (rice noodles) with beef

牛肉湯麵〔--汤面〕 ngau⁴ juk⁶ tong¹ min⁶ {niú ròu tāng miàn}

beef noodle soup

牛皮燈籠〔--灯笼〕 ngau⁴ pei⁴ dang¹ lung⁴ {niú pí dēng lóng}

(proverb) someone is very stubborn; Someone is unteachable

牛噍牡丹 ngau⁴ ziu⁶ maau⁵ daan¹ {niú jiào mǔ dan}

good food wasted by one who does not appreciate (spoken)

牛嚼牡丹 ngau⁴ ziu⁶ maau⁵ daan¹ {niú jué mǔ dan}

to not have the palate for refined food

牛頓力學〔-顿-学〕 ngau⁴ deon⁶ lik⁶ hok⁶ {Niú dùn lì xué}

Newtonian mechanics

牛角掛書〔--挂书〕 ngau⁴ gok³ gwaa³ syu¹ {niú jiǎo guà shū}

1. lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
2. fig. to be diligent in one's studies

牛角麵包〔--面-〕 ngau⁴ gok³ min⁶ baau¹ {niú jiǎo miàn bāo}

croissant

牛鬼蛇神 ngau⁴ gwai² se⁴ san⁴ {niú guǐ shé shén}

1. evil monsters
2. (fig.) bad characters
3. (political) bad elements

牛衣對泣〔--对-〕 ngau⁴ ji¹ deoi³ jap¹ {niú yī duì qì}

couple living in destitute misery (idiom)

牛驥同槽〔-骥--〕 ngau⁴ kei³ tung⁴ cou⁴ {niú jì tóng cáo}

1. cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
2. also written 牛驥同皂

牛驥同皂〔-骥--〕 ngau⁴ kei³ tung⁴ zou⁶ {niú jì tóng zào}

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

牛郎織女〔--织-〕 ngau⁴ long⁴ zik¹ neoi⁵ {niú láng zhī nǚ}

1. Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)
2. separated lovers
3. Altair and Vega (stars)

牛排餐廳〔---厅〕 ngau⁴ paai⁴ caan¹ teng¹ {niú pái cān tīng}

1. steakhouse
2. chophouse

牛山濯濯 ngau⁴ saan¹ zok⁶ zok⁶ {niú shān zhuó zhuó}

treeless hills (idiom)

牛溲馬勃〔--马-〕 ngau⁴ sau¹ maa⁵ but⁶ {niú sōu mǎ bó}

1. cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
2. insignificant

牛頭伯勞〔-头-劳〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ baak³ lou⁴ {niú tóu bó láo}

(Chinese bird species) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

牛津大學〔---学〕 ngau⁴ zeon¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Niú jīn Dà xué}

University of Oxford

牛頭唔搭馬嘴〔-头--马-〕 ngau⁴ tau⁴ m⁴ daap³ maa⁵ zeoi² {niú tóu ḿ dā mǎ zuǐ}

(Metaphor) in a situation when people are talking, someone speaks/replies with irrelevant speeches. It implies that someone speaks with nonsense.

牛海綿狀腦病〔--绵状脑-〕 ngau⁴ hoi² min⁴ zong⁶ nou⁵ beng⁶ {niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng}

1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
2. mad cow disease

牛唔飲水點撳得牛頭低〔--饮-点揿--头-〕 ngau⁴ m⁴ jam² seoi² dim² gam⁶ dak¹ ngau⁴ tau⁴ dai¹ {niú ń yǐn shuǐ diǎn qìn de niú tóu dī}

one cannot be forced to do something against their own will

牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低〔--饮--揿--头-〕 ngau⁴ m⁴ jam² seoi² m⁴ gam⁶ dak¹ ngau⁴ tau⁴ dai¹ {niú ń yǐn shuǐ ń qìn de niú tóu dī}

it's impossible to force one to do something unwillingly (slang)