牛油

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Chinese

ox; cow; bull oil; sly
simp. and trad.
(牛油) 		牛 油

Pronunciation

Noun

牛油

  1. cow fat; beef tallow
  2. (regional) butter

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奶油 (“butter”)
Variety Location Words
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 奶油
Malaysia 牛油
Singapore 牛油
Central Plains Mandarin Xining 酥油
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 巴得油
Cantonese Guangzhou 牛油
Hong Kong 牛油
Dongguan 牛油
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 牛油
Singapore (Guangfu) 牛油
Hakka Xingning 牛油
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 白塔, 乳油
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 白塔, 乳油
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 白塔, 乳油
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 白塔, 乳油
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 乳油, 白塔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 乳油, 白塔
Jin Taiyuan 黃油
Eastern Min Fuzhou 牛奶油
Southern Min Xiamen 牛油
Quanzhou 牛油
Zhangzhou 牛油
New Taipei (Pingxi) bá-tah
Penang (Hokkien) 牛油
Singapore (Hokkien) 牛油
Manila (Hokkien) 牛油
Jieyang 牛油
Singapore (Teochew) 牛油
Wu Shanghai 白脫油, 白脫
Ningbo 白脫

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