犛牛

See also: 牦牛

Chinese

		black ox; yak	ox; cow; bull
trad. (犛牛/氂牛/牦牛/髦牛)		犛/氂/牦/髦	牛
simp. (牦牛)		牦	牛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máoniú, líniú

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ, ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁴ ngau⁴ / mou⁴ ngau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-gû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: máoniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: máonióu
  - Wade–Giles: mao²-niu²
  - Yale: máu-nyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mauniou
  - Palladius: маоню (maonju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: líniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línióu
  - Wade–Giles: li²-niu²
  - Yale: lí-nyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liniou
  - Palladius: линю (linju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁴ ngau⁴ / mou⁴ ngau⁴
  - Yale: lèih ngàuh / mòuh ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁴ ngau⁴ / mou⁴ ngau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁴ ngeo⁴ / mou⁴ ngeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/, /mou̯²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-gû
  - Tâi-lô: môo-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mo'guu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/

Noun

犛牛

yak (Classifier: 頭／头)