牛賺子

Chinese
ox; cow; bull
 
cheat; swindle; earn
cheat; swindle; earn; make a profit
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (牛賺子) 牛 賺 子
simp. (牛赚子) 牛 赚 子

Etymology

Taboo of mentioning 牛舌子 (nyou2 she6 zr, “ox tongue”), as 舌 (she6, “tongue”) is homophonous with 折 (she6, “to lose (money)”).

Pronunciation

  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: nyou2 zan5 zr
      • Sinological IPA (key): /n̠ʲəu̯¹³ t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

牛賺子

  1. (Xiang) ox tongue

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 牛舌頭 (“ox tongue”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 牛舌頭, 牛舌
Cantonese Guangzhou 牛脷
Hong Kong 牛脷
Jin Taiyuan 牛舌頭
Southern Min Xiamen 牛舌
Quanzhou 牛舌
Zhangzhou 牛舌
Xiang Changsha 牛舌子, 牛賺子
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