bull (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bull; male cattle
dialectA colloquial dialect term for an adult male bovine, particularly for farming or draft purposes. Often used in northern Chinese dialects, such as those in Shandong, Henan, or Hebei provinces. Unlike 公牛, which is standard Mandarin, 牤牛 has a strong local flavor.
Tā他
jiā家
yǎng养
le了
sān三
tóu头
māng牤
niú牛
，
lì力
qi气
dōu都
hěn很
dà大
。
His family raises three bulls, and they are all very strong.
Lǎo老
nóng农
gǎn赶
zhe着
nà那
tóu头
dà大
māng牤
niú牛
qù去
lí犁
dì地
。
The old farmer drove that big bull to plow the field.
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Zhè这
tóu头
māng牤
niú牛
de的
jiǎo角
tè特
bié别
cháng长
。
This bull's horns are especially long.