地牛
Chinese
editearth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
ox; cow; bull | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (地牛) | 地 | 牛 | |
| simp. #(地牛) | 地 | 牛 | |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dìnióu
- Wade–Giles: ti4-niu2
- Yale: dì-nyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihniou
- Palladius: диню (dinju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tē-gû
- Tâi-lô: tē-gû
- Phofsit Daibuun: dexguu
- IPA (Singapore): /te²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Noun
edit地牛
- (southern China, mythology) a bull who lives under the earth and causes earthquakes upon stirring
- (Singapore Hokkien) banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
- (Singapore, historical) inspector who raids unlicensed hawkers