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Definition
A bull; a male ox, bullock, or cow.
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How it's used
Distinguishing between male and female animals often requires adding the prefix 公 or 母 to the animal name. While 公牛 specifically refers to a bull, it is common to use the more general term 牛 when the gender is not the focus of the conversation. Using this specific term emphasizes the animal's sex, which is relevant when discussing breeding or temperament.
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That bull is very fierce, don't walk too close.
Have you seen the bull inside the farm yet?
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Common phrases
a bull
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
