土牛 tǔ niú ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tou2 ngau4
- clay ox
- mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)
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土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
牛
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 奶牛 nǎi niú ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ naai5 ngau4 milk cow
- 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
- 牛排 niú pái ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ ngau4 paai4 steak
- 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo1 ngau4 snail
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- 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 niú zǎi kù ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ ngau4 zai2 fu3 jeans
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 乳牛 rǔ niú ㄖㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyu5 ngau4 dairy cattle
- 公牛 gōng niú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ gung1 ngau4 bull
- 原牛 yuán niú ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyun4 ngau4 aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
- 和牛 hé niú ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo4 ngau4 wagyu
- 大牛 dà niú ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ daai6 ngau4 (coll.) leading light
- 天牛 tiān niú ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tin1 ngau4 Longhorn beetle
- 小牛 xiǎo niú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ siu2 ngau4 calf
- 斗牛 Dǒu Niú ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ dau2 ngau4 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
- 牦牛 氂牛 máo niú ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ lei4 ngau4 yak (Bos grunniens)
- 水牛 shuǐ niú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ seoi2 ngau4 water buffalo
- 海牛 hǎi niú ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ hoi2 ngau4 manatee
- 牛B niú B ㄋㄧㄡˊ B ngau4 see 牛屄
- 牛乳 niú rǔ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˇ ngau4 jyu5 cow's milk
Idioms with these characters
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 local conditions and customs (idiom)
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2 heaven and earth (idiom)
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- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 积土成山 積土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄢ zik1 tou2 sing4 saan1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
- 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
- 开疆拓土 開疆拓土 kāi jiāng tuò tǔ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ hoi1 goeng1 taap3 tou2 (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 jyu4 tou2 sik1 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 带牛佩犊 帶牛佩犢 dài niú pèi dú ㄉㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄉㄨˊ daai3 ngau4 pui3 duk6 to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
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- 汗牛充栋 汗牛充棟 hàn niú chōng dòng ㄏㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
- 呼牛呼马 呼牛呼馬 hū niú hū mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 fu1 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 老牛舐犊 老牛舐犢 lǎo niú shì dú ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨˊ lou5 ngau4 saai5 duk6 lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
- 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ muk6 mou4 cyun4 ngau4 to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled