huángniú

黄牛

Word · NounTraditional黃牛

a breed of cattle; scalper; ticket tout

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

yellow cattle; a breed of domestic cattle

neutral

Refers to a type of cattle characterized by its color and short horns, used for labor, meat, and leather.

Zhè这
tóu头
huáng黄
niú牛
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
gēng耕
dì地
 。

This yellow cattle is plowing the field.

Huáng黄
niú牛
ròu肉
zhì质
xiān鲜
měi美
 ,
shēn深
shòu受
rén人
men们
xǐ喜
ài爱
 。

Yellow cattle meat is delicious and loved by many people.

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Tā他
men们
yòng用
huáng黄
niú牛
pí皮
zhì制
zuò作
shàng上
hǎo好
de的
pí皮
gé革
zhì制
pǐn品
 。

They use yellow cattle hide to make high-quality leather goods.

2.

noun

scalper; ticket tout; black marketeer

informal

A slang term, originally a dialect word, now widely used across China to refer to people who illegally resell tickets or goods at inflated prices.

Yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
mén门
piào票
yī一
kāi开
shòu售
jiù就
bèi被
huáng黄
niú牛
qiǎng抢
guāng光
le了
 。

The concert tickets were snapped up by scalpers as soon as they went on sale.

Chē车
zhàn站
mén门
kǒu口
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
huáng黄
niú牛
zài在
dǎo倒
mài卖
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
 。

There are many scalpers reselling train tickets at the station entrance.

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Tā他
men们
shì是
yī一
gè个
huáng黄
niú牛
dǎng党
 ,
zhuān专
mén门
chǎo炒
mài卖
rè热
mén门
shāng商
pǐn品
 。

They are a scalper group that specializes in reselling hot commodities.

Mǎi买
piào票
yào要
zhǎo找
zhèng正
guī规
qú渠
dào道
 ,
xiǎo小
xīn心
huáng黄
niú牛
 。

Buy tickets through official channels and beware of scalpers.