niú
ox
cow
bull
CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]
(slang) awesome
Niú dùn
Newton (name)
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
niú nǎi
cow's milk
CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
huáng niú
ox
cattle
scalper of tickets etc
to fail to show up
to break a promise
Dǒu Niú
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
niú nǎn
brisket (esp. Cantonese)
belly beef
spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs
erroneously translated as sirloin
niú shì
bull market (i.e. period of rising share prices)
chuī niú
to talk big
to shoot off one's mouth
to chat (dialect)
wō niú
snail
Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
Jīn niú zuò
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Jīn niú
Taurus (star sign)
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
niú pí
cowhide
leather
fig. flexible and tough
boasting
big talk
niú láng zhī nǚ
Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)
separated lovers
Altair and Vega (stars)
niú bī
awesome
capable (vulgar)
arrogant
cocky
bastard (vulgar)
Jīn niú qū
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
qiān niú
morning glory (Pharbitis nil)
Qiān niú
Altair (star)
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
niú tóu
ox head
ox-head shaped wine vessel
Niú Tóu
Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
dòu niú shì
matador
toreador
bullfighter
lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo
lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)
fig. a May-December relationship
a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman
niú nián
Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
niú yáng
cattle and sheep
livestock
méng niú
China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited
Niú láng
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女
Altair (star)
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