牛屄
Chinese
| awesome; (lit.) cow | a vulgar reference of vulva; cunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牛屄) | 牛 | 屄 | |
| simp. #(牛屄) | 牛 | 屄 | |
| alternative forms | |||
| 牛批, 牛𫱋, 牛掰– rendering of a dialectal pron. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niúbī
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióubi
- Wade–Giles: niu2-pi1
- Yale: nyóu-bī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioubi
- Palladius: нюби (njubi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niúrbī
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊㄦ ㄅㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióurbi
- Wade–Giles: niu2-ʼrh-pi1
- Yale: nyóur-bī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioulbi
- Palladius: нюрби (njurbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ pi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 bei1
- Yale: ngàuh bēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 bei1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo4 béi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ pei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jin
Adjective
牛屄
- (Mainland China, Mandarin, colloquial, vulgar) fucking awesome (or cool, fabulous, great, sweet, terrific, wicked); badass; the dog's bollocks
- (dialectal Mandarin, Jin, vulgar) cocky; arrogant
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 厲害 (“impressive; excellent; amazing; fantastic”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar |
| Taiwan | 厲害, 棒 | |
| Malaysia | 厲害, 夠力 | |
| Singapore | 厲害 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 犀利, 勁 |
| Hong Kong | 犀利, 勁, 勁抽, 堅抽 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 犀利 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 犀利, 勁 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 厲害, 慶, 壁 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 厲害, 慶 | |
| Hong Kong | 叻 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 慶 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 厲害 |
| Shishi | 厲害 | |
| Zhao'an | 厲害 | |
| Tainan | 厲害 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 厲害, 勥, 𠢕 | |
| Puning | 厲害, 野 | |
| Haifeng | 厲害 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 厲害 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 結棍 |
| Suzhou | 結棍 | |
| Wuxi | 結棍 | |
| Hangzhou | 結棍 | |
| Ningbo | 結棍 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 䏧腮 |