牛河

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	river
simp. and trad. (牛河)		牛	河

Etymology

Short for 牛肉河粉.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to go for a ride: Pun on 遊河 / 游河 (jau⁴ ho^4-2), from 遊車河 / 游车河 (jau⁴ ce¹ ho^4-2).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúhé

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngau⁴ ho^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngeu³ ho^3*

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuhé
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-ho²
  - Yale: nyóu-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouher
  - Palladius: нюхэ (njuxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ ho^4-2
  - Yale: ngàuh hó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ ho^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ ho^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngeu³ ho^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡeu²² hᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

Noun

牛河

beef chow fun (Cantonese dish made from stir-frying beef and hor fun)

Synonyms

乾炒牛河／干炒牛河 (gānchǎo niúhé)

Verb

牛河

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly bus spotting jargon, humorous) to go for a ride (especially a bus ride)