水牛 shuǐ niú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ seoi2 ngau4
- water buffalo
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水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
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
- 土牛 tǔ niú ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tou2 ngau4 clay ox
- 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)
- 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
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 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
Example sentences
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数以百计 數以百計 的 水牛 走向 湖边 湖邊 。
Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.
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