牛仔

Chinese

Etymology 1

ox; cow; bull boy
simp. and trad.
(牛仔)

Calque of English cowboy.

Pronunciation


Noun

牛仔

  1. cowboy (Classifier: m c)
Coordinate terms
  • 女牛仔
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ox; cow; bull diminutive suffix
simp. and trad.
(牛仔)
alternative forms 牛囝 Eastern Min; Min Nan
牛子 Northern Min

Pronunciation


Noun

牛仔

  1. (Cantonese, Min) calf (young cow or bull) (Classifier: c)
  2. (Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien) cattle; cow
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