牛油 niú yóu ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˊ ngau4 jau4
- butter
- beef tallow
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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)
- 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
油
- 加油 jiā yóu ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ gaa1 jau4 to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
- 汽油 qì yóu ㄑㄧˋ ㄧㄡˊ hei3 jau4 gasoline
- 油条 油條 yóu tiáo ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ jau4 tiu2 youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
- 油田 yóu tián ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ jau4 tin4 oil field
- 油画 油畫 yóu huà ㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau4 waa2 oil painting
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- 油腻 油膩 yóu nì ㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧˋ jau4 nei6 greasy food; oily food
- 燃油 rán yóu ㄖㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jin4 jau4 fuel oil
- 石油 shí yóu ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ sek6 jau4 oil
- 酱油 醬油 jiàng yóu ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ zoeng3 jau4 soy sauce
- 香油 xiāng yóu ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄡˊ hoeng1 jau4 sesame oil
- 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄢˋ gaa1 jau4 zaam6 gas station
- 中油 Zhōng yóu ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄡˊ zung1 jau4 CPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan (abbr. for 台湾中油)
- 原油 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 crude oil
- 吃油 chī yóu ㄔ ㄧㄡˊ hek3 jau4 (of food) to absorb oil
- 含油 hán yóu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ ham4 jau4 containing oil
- 涂油 塗油 tú yóu ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˊ tou4 jau4 to grease
- 大油 dà yóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ daai6 jau4 lard
- 奶油 nǎi yóu ㄋㄞˇ ㄧㄡˊ naai5 jau4 cream
- 抹油 mǒ yóu ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ mut3 jau4 to anoint
- 采油 採油 cǎi yóu ㄘㄞˇ ㄧㄡˊ coi2 jau4 oil extraction
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 柴米油盐 柴米油鹽 chái mǐ yóu yán ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ caai4 mai5 jau4 jim4 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom)
- 滚油煎心 滾油煎心 gǔn yóu jiān xīn ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ gwan2 jau4 zin1 sam1 to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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- 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 gaa1 jau4 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄨˋ tim1 jau4 gaa1 cou3 lit. to add oil and vinegar (idiom)
- 油光可鉴 油光可鑒 yóu guāng kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 gwong1 ho2 gaam3 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
- 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄥ jau4 jin4 ji4 sang1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
- 油盐不进 油鹽不進 yóu yán bù jìn ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jau4 jim4 bat1 zeon3 (idiom) impervious to persuasion; unreceptive; impossible to get through to
- 油盐酱醋 油鹽醬醋 yóu yán jiàng cù ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄨˋ jau4 jim4 zoeng3 cou3 lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom)
Example sentences
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牛油 是 用 牛奶 造 的 。
Butter is made from milk.
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我 吃 了 五 个 個 牛油果 。
I ate five avocados.
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这 這 家 店 卖 賣 的 是 牛油 、 奶酪 、 砂糖 之类 之類 的 食品 。
The store sells foodstuffs, such as butter, cheese, and sugar.
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