牛郎 Niú láng ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˊ ngau4 long4
- Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 牛郎織女
- Altair (star)
牛郎 niú láng ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˊ ngau4 long4
- cowherd boy
- (slang) male prostitute
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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
郎
- 新郎 xīn láng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄤˊ san1 long4 bridegroom; groom
- 二郎 Èr láng ㄦˋ ㄌㄤˊ ji6 long4 see 二郎神
- 令郎 lìng láng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄤˊ ling6 long4 your esteemed son (honorific)
- 伴郎 bàn láng ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄤˊ bun6 long2 best man; groomsman
- 侍郎 shì láng ㄕˋ ㄌㄤˊ si6 long4 (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards
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- 刀郎 Dāo láng ㄉㄠ ㄌㄤˊ dou1 long4 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
- 夜郎 Yè láng ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄤˊ je6 long4 small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
- 女郎 nǚ láng ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄤˊ neoi5 long4 young woman
- 情郎 qíng láng ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˊ cing4 long4 boyfriend
- 挡郎 擋郎 dǎng láng ㄉㄤˇ ㄌㄤˊ dong3 long4 (slang) to ask for money
- 法郎 fǎ láng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ faat3 long4 franc
- 牛郎 Niú láng ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˊ ngau4 long4 Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女
- 赀郎 貲郎 zī láng ㄗ ㄌㄤˊ zi1 long4 sb who purchases a public post
- 郎中 láng zhōng ㄌㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ long4 zung1 doctor (Chinese medicine)
- 郎君 láng jūn ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ long4 gwan1 my husband and master (archaic)
- 郎平 Láng Píng ㄌㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ long4 ping4 Jenny Lang Ping (1960–), Chinese former volleyball player and coach
- 郎朗 Láng Lǎng ㄌㄤˊ ㄌㄤˇ long4 long5 Lang Lang (1982-), Chinese concert pianist
- 郎溪 Láng xī ㄌㄤˊ ㄒㄧ long4 kai1 see 郎溪县
- 郎猫 郎貓 láng māo ㄌㄤˊ ㄇㄠ long4 maau1 (coll.) tomcat
- 中郎将 中郎將 zhōng láng jiàng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ zung1 long4 zoeng1 general of the household, a mid-ranking military officer responsible for palace or court duties
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