牛一

Chinese

ox; cow; bull
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad.
(牛一)
牛 一

Etymology

From splitting the character 生, as in 生日 (shēngrì, “birthday”), 生角 (“sheng (role)”), 先生 (xiānshēng, “mister”), 醫生/医生 (yīshēng, “doctor”).

Pronunciation


Noun

牛一

  1. (Cantonese, Pinghua, Huicheng dialect, slang) birthday
  2. (Liuzhou Mandarin, opera, slang) sheng (a male role in Chinese opera)
  3. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) mister; sir
  4. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) doctor

Synonyms

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