牛丼

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	bowl of food; well
simp. and trad. (牛丼)		牛	丼

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 牛(ぎゅう)丼(どん) (gyūdon).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúdǎn, niúdōng, niúdòng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄢˇ, ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥ, ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ dong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúdǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióudǎn
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tan³
  - Yale: nyóu-dǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudaan
  - Palladius: нюдань (njudanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúdōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióudong
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tung¹
  - Yale: nyóu-dūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudong
  - Palladius: нюдун (njudun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúdòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióudòng
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tung⁴
  - Yale: nyóu-dùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudonq
  - Palladius: нюдун (njudun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ dong¹
  - Yale: ngàuh dōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ dong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ dong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

牛丼

gyūdon (a Japanese rice bowl topped with beef and onion)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牛	丼
ぎゅう Grade: 2	どん Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎゅうどん [gyùúdóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲɨːdõ̞ɴ]

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)丼(どん) • (gyūdon) ^{←ぎうどん (giudon)^?}

gyudon: a Japanese dish of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce

Synonyms

牛(ぎゅう)飯(めし) (gyūmeshi)

See also

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN