牛津
Chinese
| ox; cow; bull | ford | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (牛津) |
牛 | 津 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Niújīn
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nióujin
- Wade–Giles: Niu2-chin1
- Yale: Nyóu-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nioujin
- Palladius: Нюцзинь (Njuczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 zeon1
- Yale: ngàuh jēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 dzoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo4 zên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giû-tin
- Tâi-lô: Giû-tin
- Phofsit Daibuun: giu'dyn
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiu²⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
牛津
- (～市) Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
- (～大學) University of Oxford
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: niújīn
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nióujin
- Wade–Giles: niu2-chin1
- Yale: nyóu-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujin
- Palladius: нюцзинь (njuczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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牛筋
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau4 zeon1
- Yale: ngàuh jēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau4 dzoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo4 zên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: ngjuw tsin
Noun
牛津
- (literary) Milky Way