ngau4 wong4牛王
Jyutpingngau4 wong4
Yalengàuh wòhng
Definition
Overbearing, unruly, and unreasonable; to behave like a bully.
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How it's used
This term captures a specific type of stubborn, aggressive, and unreasonable behavior that disregards social norms. It is often used to describe someone who acts like a local tyrant or a hot-headed troublemaker. While it literally translates to bull king, it is rarely used to describe actual cattle and is strictly reserved for human character traits.
Examples
He acts like a bully all the time, always picking on people.
Don't be so unreasonable, can you listen to what others have to say?
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Common phrases
a tomboyish or naughty girl
a stubborn or aggressive person
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鬥牛, which refers to bullfighting. Using 牛王 to describe someone who is just physically strong is incorrect; it specifically highlights their bad attitude and lack of reasonableness.
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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.
