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Definitions

  1. 1. ox
  2. 2. cow
  3. 3. bull
  4. 4. (slang) awesome

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Words Containing 牛

吹牛
chuī niú

to talk big

奶牛
nǎi niú

milk cow

牛仔裤
niú zǎi kù

jeans

牛奶
niú nǎi

cow's milk

一对一斗牛
yī duì yī dòu niú

one-on-one basketball game

丁骨牛排
dīng gǔ niú pái

T-bone steak

三对三斗牛
sān duì sān dòu niú

three-on-three basketball game

不加牛奶
bù jiā niú nǎi

without milk

丑牛
chǒu niú

Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)

九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo

lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)

九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

tremendous strength (idiom)

乳牛
rǔ niú

dairy cattle

人造牛油
rén zào niú yóu

margarine

伏牛山
fú niú shān

Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi

做牛做马
zuò niú zuò mǎ

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

公牛
gōng niú

bull

初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)

割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)

原牛
yuán niú

aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox

吴牛见月
wú niú jiàn yuè

cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun

吹牛拍马
chuī niú pāi mǎ

to resort to bragging and flattering

吹牛皮
chuī niú pí

to boast

呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

土牛
tǔ niú

clay ox

土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ

clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance

多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo

as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)

大牛
dà niú

(coll.) leading light

天牛
tiān niú

Longhorn beetle

奶牛场
nǎi niú chǎng

dairy farm

安格斯牛
ān gé sī niú
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)

小牛
xiǎo niú

calf

小牛肉
xiǎo niú ròu

veal

小牝牛
xiǎo pìn niú

heifer

小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo

to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)

带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú

to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)

扒屋牵牛
bā wū qiān niú

to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)

放牛班
fàng niú bān

class of underachievers

斗牛
dǒu niú

Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)

植物牛油
zhí wù niú yóu

margarine

杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng

slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep

杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

比利牛斯
bǐ lì niú sī

Pyrenees mountains

比利牛斯山
bǐ lì niú sī shān

Pyrenees mountains

牦牛
máo niú

yak (Bos grunniens)

气喘如牛
qì chuǎn rú niú

to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)

气冲牛斗
qì chōng niú dǒu

extremely angry

水牛
shuǐ niú

water buffalo

汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books

沙朗牛排
shā lǎng niú pái

sirloin steak

泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi

lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning

海牛
hǎi niú

manatee

无壳蜗牛
wú ké wō niú

fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house

煎牛扒
jiān niú bā

beef steak

牛不喝水强按头
niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu

lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)

牛不喝水难按角
niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo

(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

牛人
niú rén

(coll.) leading light

牛仔
niú zǎi

cowboy

牛仔布
niú zǎi bù

denim

牛刀小试
niú dāo xiǎo shì

see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo]

牛屄
niú bī

awesome

牛山濯濯
niú shān zhuó zhuó

treeless hills (idiom)

牛市
niú shì

bull market

牛年
niú nián

Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009)

牛年马月
niú nián mǎ yuè

see 猴年馬月|猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]

牛心
niú xīn

mulishness

牛性
niú xìng

mulishness

牛性子
niú xìng zi

see 牛性[niú xìng]

牛排
niú pái

steak

牛排餐厅
niú pái cān tīng

steakhouse

牛排馆
niú pái guǎn

steakhouse

牛柳
niú liǔ

(beef) tenderloin

牛樟
niú zhāng

Cinnamomum kanehirae

牛桥
niú qiáo

Oxbridge

牛栏
niú lán

cattle pen

牛毛
niú máo

ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate)

牛气
niú qi

(coll.) haughty

牛油
niú yóu

butter

牛油戟
niú yóu jǐ

pound cake

牛油果
niú yóu guǒ

avocado (Persea americana)

牛津
niú jīn

Oxford (city in England)

牛津大学
niú jīn dà xué

University of Oxford

牛津郡
niú jīn jùn

Oxfordshire (English county)

牛海绵状脑病
niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE

牛溲马勃
niú sōu mǎ bó

cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense

牛犊
niú dú

calf

牛痘
niú dòu

cowpox

牛痘病
niú dòu bìng

cow pox

牛百叶
niú bǎi yè

omasum

牛皮
niú pí

cowhide

牛皮癣
niú pí xuǎn

psoriasis

牛皮纸
niú pí zhǐ

kraft paper

牛皮色
niú pí sè

buff (color)

牛皮菜
niú pí cài

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

牛磺酸
niú huáng suān

taurine

牛筋草
niú jīn cǎo

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

牛米
niú mǐ

newton meter (Nm)

牛羊
niú yáng

cattle and sheep

牛肉
niú ròu

beef

牛肉丸
niú ròu wán

beef meatballs

牛肉干
niú ròu gān

dried beef

牛肉面
niú ròu miàn

beef noodle soup

牛肚
niú dù

tripe

牛肝菌
niú gān jùn

porcino (Boletus edulis)

牛背鹭
niú bèi lù

(bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)

牛脊肉
niú jǐ ròu

sirloin (beef joint)

牛脖子
niú bó zi

(coll.) bullheaded

牛脷酥
niú lì sū

ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue

牛脾气
niú pí qi

bullheadedness

牛腩
niú nǎn

brisket (esp. Cantonese)

牛膝草
niú xī cǎo

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

牛至
niú zhì

oregano (Origanum vulgare)

牛舌
niú shé

ox tongue

牛蒡
niú bàng

burdock

牛虻
niú méng

gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)

牛蛙
niú wā

bullfrog

牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì

couple living in destitute misery (idiom)

牛角
niú jiǎo

cow horn

牛角包
niú jiǎo bāo

croissant

牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)

牛角椒
niú jiǎo jiāo

Cayenne pepper

牛角面包
niú jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

牛轭
niú è

yoke

牛轭礁
niú è jiāo

Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef

牛郎
niú láng

Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女

牛郎织女
niú láng zhī nǚ

Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)

牛只
niú zhī

cow

牛鞅
niú yàng

wooden yoke for a draft ox

牛鞭
niú biān

pizzle

牛顿
niú dùn

Newton (name)

牛顿力学
niú dùn lì xué

Newtonian mechanics

牛顿米
niú dùn mǐ

newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m)

牛头
niú tóu

Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

牛头不对马嘴
niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ

see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]

牛头伯劳
niú tóu bó láo

(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

牛头梗
niú tóu gěng

bull terrier

牛头犬
niú tóu quǎn

bulldog

牛饮
niú yǐn

gulp

牛马
niú mǎ

oxen and horses

牛骥同槽
niú jì tóng cáo

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

牛骥同皂
niú jì tóng zào

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén

evil monsters

牛魔王
niú mó wáng

Gyuumao

牛黄
niú huáng

bezoar

牛鼻子
niú bí zi

key point

牡牛
mǔ niú

bull

牤牛
māng niú

bull

牸牛
zì niú

cow

牵牛
qiān niú

Altair (star)

牵牛属
qiān niú shǔ

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

牵牛星
qiān niú xīng

Altair (star)

牵牛花
qiān niú huā

white-edged morning glory

犀牛
xī niú

rhinoceros

犍牛
jiān niú

bullock

犎牛
fēng niú

bison

犏牛
piān niú

offspring of a bull and a female yak

犪牛
kuí niú

ancient yak of southeast China, also known as 犩[wéi]

狂牛病
kuáng niú bìng

mad cow disease

当牛作马
dāng niú zuò mǎ

to work like a horse and toil like an ox

疯牛病
fēng niú bìng

mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)

皮弗娄牛
pí fú lóu niú

beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)

目无全牛
mù wú quán niú

to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled

真牛
zhēn niú

(slang) really cool, awesome

社交牛逼症
shè jiāo niú bī zhèng

(neologism c. 2021) gregariousness

红牛
hóng niú

Red Bull (energy drink)

红牛皮菜
hóng niú pí cài

chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet

纯牛奶
chún niú nǎi

pure milk

紫金牛
zǐ jīn niú

Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

美味牛肝菌
měi wèi niú gān jùn

porcino (Boletus edulis)

羚牛
líng niú

takin (type of goat-antelope)

翁牛特
wēng niú tè

Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia

翁牛特旗
wēng niú tè qí

Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia

老牛吃嫩草
lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo

fig. a May-December relationship

老牛拉破车
lǎo niú lā pò chē

see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lǎo niú pò chē]

老牛破车
lǎo niú pò chē

fig. slow and inefficient

老牛舐犊
lǎo niú shì dú

fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children

艾萨克·牛顿
ài sà kè · niú dùn

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist

芥兰牛肉
jiè lán niú ròu

beef with broccoli

菜牛
cài niú

beef cattle (grown for meat)

菲力牛排
fēi lì niú pái

fillet steak

蒙牛
měng niú

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited

蜗牛
wō niú

snail

蜗行牛步
wō xíng niú bù

fig. to move at a snail's pace

血牛
xuè niú

sb who sells one's blood for a living

要加牛奶
yào jiā niú nǎi

with milk

返券黄牛
fǎn quàn huáng niú

\shopping coupon scalper\, sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons to others for a profit

野牛
yě niú

bison

金牛
jīn niú

Taurus (star sign)

金牛区
jīn niú qū

Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan

金牛座
jīn niú zuò

Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

铁板牛柳
tiě bǎn niú liǔ

fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate

铁板牛肉
tiě bǎn niú ròu

beef grilled on a hot iron plate

钻牛角
zuān niú jiǎo

lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

钻牛角尖
zuān niú jiǎo jiān

lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem

青椒牛柳
qīng jiāo niú liǔ

beef with green peppers

鞅牛
yàng niú

ox harnessed for plowing

风马牛不相及
fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí

to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)

斗牛
dòu niú

bullfighting

斗牛士
dòu niú shì

matador