水牛

Chinese

water; river ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(水牛)
水牛

Pronunciation


Noun

水牛

  1. buffalo; water buffalo
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, Huizhou) someone who drinks a lot of water

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いぎゅう [sùígyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝiɡʲɨᵝː]

Noun

(すい)(ぎゅう) or 水牛(スイギュウ) • (suigyū) すいぎう (suigiu) or スイギウ (suigiu)?

  1. water buffalo

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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of (miji, water) + (ushi, cow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mid͡ʑiʔuɕi/

Noun

水牛(みじうし) (mijiushi) 

  1. water buffalo
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