牛一
Chinese
ox; cow; bull | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (牛一) |
牛 | 一 |
Etymology
From splitting the character 生, as in 生日 (shēngrì, “birthday”), 生角 (“sheng (role)”), 先生 (xiānshēng, “mister”), 醫生/医生 (yīshēng, “doctor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
牛一
- (Cantonese, Pinghua, Huicheng dialect, slang) birthday
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, opera, slang) sheng (a male role in Chinese opera)
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) mister; sir
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) doctor
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 生日 (“birthday”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 醫生 (“doctor; physician”) [map]
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