水牛嫲

Chinese

buffalo; water buffalo; someone who drinks a lot of water
trad. (水牛嫲) 水牛
simp. #(水牛嫲) 水牛

Pronunciation


  • Hakka
    • (Changting)
      • Changting Pinyin: shu3 ngeu2 ma2
      • Sinological IPA: /ʃu⁴² ŋəɯ²⁴ ma²⁴/

Noun

水牛嫲

  1. (Changting Hakka) female water buffalo
  2. (Changting Hakka, figurative) woman with a strong, robust physique; a sturdy, vigorous woman

Synonyms

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “水牛嫲”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 598.