牛一

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
simp. and trad.
(牛一)

Etymology

From splitting the character , as in 生日 (shēngrì, birthday), 生角 (sheng (role)), 先生 (xiānshēng, mister), 醫生 / 医生 (yīshēng, doctor).

Pronunciation


Noun

牛一

  1. (Cantonese, Pinghua, Huicheng dialect, slang) birthday
  2. (Liuzhou Mandarin, opera, slang) sheng (a male role in Chinese opera)
  3. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) mister; sir
  4. (Liuzhou Mandarin, slang) doctor

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