Cantonese words starting with N
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牛奶糖
ngau4 naai5 tong2a chewy milk candy
牛腩
ngau4 naam5brisket (esp. Cantonese); spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs
牛年
ngau4 nin4Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)
牛年馬月牛年马月
ngau4 nin4 maa5 jyut6see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hou2 nian2 ma3 yue4]
牛扒
ngau4 paa2(noun) (food) a beefsteak
牛排
ngau4 paai4steak
牛排餐廳牛排餐厅
ngau4 paai4 caan1 teng1steakhouse
牛排館牛排馆
ngau4 paai4 gun2steakhouse
牛柏葉牛柏叶
ngau4 paak3 jip6(food) ox tripe
牛皮
ngau4 pei4(slang) 1. Stubborn (when using in "牛皮燈籠"); (of paper)
牛皮菜
ngau4 pei4 coi3chard (Beta vulgaris)
牛皮燈籠牛皮灯笼
ngau4 pei4 dang1 lung4(proverb) someone is very stubborn; Someone is unteachable
牛皮膠牛皮胶
ngau4 pei4 gaau1(noun) superglue
牛脾氣牛脾气
ngau4 pei4 hei3bullheadedness
牛皮色
ngau4 pei4 sik1buff (color)
牛皮癬牛皮癣
ngau4 pei4 sin2psoriasis
牛皮紙牛皮纸
ngau4 pei4 zi2kraft paper
牛山濯濯
ngau4 saan1 zok6 zok6treeless hills (idiom)
牛心
ngau4 sam1mulishness
牛膝
ngau4 sat1Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)
牛膝草
ngau4 sat1 cou2hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
牛溲馬勃牛溲马勃
ngau4 sau1 maa5 but6cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
牛屎
ngau4 si2(noun) bullshit
牛市
ngau4 si5bull market
牛性
ngau4 sing3mulishness
牛性子
ngau4 sing3 zi2see 牛性[niu2 xing4]
牛舌
ngau4 sit3ox tongue
牛潭尾
ngau4 taam4 mei5Ngau Tam Mei
牛頭牛头
ngau4 tau4Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
牛頭伯勞牛头伯劳
ngau4 tau4 baak3 lou4(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
牛頭不對馬嘴牛头不对马嘴
ngau4 tau4 bat1 deoi3 maa5 zeoi2see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]
牛頭褲牛头裤
ngau4 tau4 fu3shorts
牛頭㹴牛头㹴
ngau4 tau4 gang1bull terrier
牛頭角牛头角
ngau4 tau4 gok3Ngau Tau Kok, a town situated in eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong
牛頭犬牛头犬
ngau4 tau4 hyun2bulldog
牛頭唔搭馬嘴牛头唔搭马嘴
ngau4 tau4 m4 daap3 maa5 zeoi2(Metaphor) in a situation when people are talking, someone speaks
牛肚
ngau4 tou5ox tripe; cow stomach
牛蛙
ngau4 waa1bullfrog
牛王
ngau4 wong4rude and unreasonable; acting in a tyrannous manner; a bully
牛黃牛黄
ngau4 wong4bezoar
牛王妹
ngau4 wong4 mui1(noun) a naughty little girl
牛磺酸
ngau4 wong4 syun1taurine
牛王頭牛王头
ngau4 wong4 tau4describes an unreasonable and
牛什
ngau4 zaap6(food) Beef offal
牛雜牛杂
ngau4 zaap6(food) stewed mixed beef organs; stewed bovine offal; stewed beef offal
牛軋糖牛轧糖
ngau4 zaat3 tong2nougat
牛仔
ngau4 zai2calf
牛仔布
ngau4 zai2 bou3denim
牛仔褲牛仔裤
ngau4 zai2 fu3jeans
牛仔骨
ngau4 zai2 gwat1veal rib
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