斗牛

See also: 鬥牛

Chinese

Etymology 1

		ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (斗牛)		斗	牛
anagram		牛斗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǒuniú

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau² ngau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǒuniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǒunióu
  - Wade–Giles: tou³-niu²
  - Yale: dǒu-nyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doouniou
  - Palladius: доуню (dounju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau² ngau⁴
  - Yale: dáu ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau² ngau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo² ngeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

Noun

斗牛

(archaic) [the area of the sky between] the Dipper and the Ox [constellations]

Derived terms

貫斗牛／贯斗牛 (guàndǒuniú)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 斗牛 – see 鬥牛 (“bullfighting”). (This term is the simplified form of 鬥牛).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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