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奶牛
nǎi niú
Pinyin
Definition
奶牛
-
nǎi niú
milk cow
dairy cow
Character Decomposition
奶
女
㇎
丿
牛
牛
Related Words
(20)
奶奶
nǎi nai
1
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
2
(respectful) mistress of the house
3
CL:位[wèi]
4
(coll.) boobies
5
breasts
牛
Niú
1
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
金牛
Jīn niú
1
Taurus (star sign)
2
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
二奶
èr nǎi
1
mistress
2
second wife
3
lover
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
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
公牛
gōng niú
1
bull
吃奶
chī nǎi
1
to suck the breast (for milk)
吹牛
chuī niú
1
to talk big
2
to shoot off one's mouth
3
to chat (dialect)
喂奶
wèi nǎi
1
to breast-feed
奶
nǎi
1
breast
2
milk
3
to breastfeed
奶嘴
nǎi zuǐ
1
nipple (on a baby's bottle)
2
pacifier
奶油
nǎi yóu
1
cream
2
butter
奶爸
nǎi bà
1
stay-at-home dad
奶牛
nǎi niú
1
milk cow
2
dairy cow
奶瓶
nǎi píng
1
baby's feeding bottle
奶粉
nǎi fěn
1
powdered milk
奶茶
nǎi chá
1
milk tea
奶制品
nǎi zhì pǐn
1
dairy product
Idioms
(20)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
1
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2
fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
1
tremendous strength (idiom)
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
多如牛毛
duō rú niú máo
1
as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2
great amount of
3
countless
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
1
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
2
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
3
to cast pearls before swine
4
caviar to the general
5
to preach to deaf ears
6
to talk over sb's head
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
1
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
1
to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
1
lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
2
fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
3
to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
1
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
气喘如牛
qì chuǎn rú niú
1
to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)
2
to huff and puff
求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai
1
lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
2
fig. to go about begging for help
汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
1
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
1
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
牛山濯濯
niú shān zhuó zhuó
1
treeless hills (idiom)
牛溲马勃
niú sōu mǎ bó
1
cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
2
insignificant
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
1
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
Sample Sentences