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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

牛背鹭niú bèi lù

(bird species of China) eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus)

牛脊肉niú jǐ ròu

sirloin (beef joint)

牛脖子niú bó zi

(coll.) bullheaded / obstinate

牛脷酥niú lì sū

ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue

牛脾气niú pí qi

bullheadedness / stubborn

牛腩niú nǎn

brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin

牛膝niú xī

Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)

牛膝草niú xī cǎo

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

牛至niú zhì

oregano (Origanum vulgare) / marjoram

牛舌niú shé

ox tongue

牛蒡niú bàng

burdock (Arctium lappa)

牛虻niú méng

gadfly (Tabanus bovinus)

牛衣对泣niú yī duì qì

couple living in destitute misery (idiom)

牛角包niú jiǎo bāo

croissant

牛角挂书niú jiǎo guà shū

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) / fig. to be diligent in one's studies

牛角椒niú jiǎo jiāo

Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili

牛角面包niú jiǎo miàn bāo

croissant

牛轧糖niú gá táng

(loanword) nougat

牛轭niú è

yoke

牛郎织女niú láng zhī nǚ

Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story) / separated lovers / Altair and Vega (stars)

牛只niú zhī

cow / cattle

牛鞅niú yàng

wooden yoke for a draft ox

牛鞭niú biān

pizzle / bull's penis (served as food)

牛顿米niú dùn mǐ

newton meter, unit of torque (symbol: N⋅m)

牛头niú tóu

ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel

牛头㹴niú tóu gēng

bull terrier

牛头不对马嘴niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ

see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3]

牛头伯劳niú tóu bó láo

(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)

牛头犬niú tóu quǎn

bulldog

牛饮niú yǐn

gulp

牛马niú mǎ

oxen and horses / beasts of burden / (fig.) drudge / laborer

牛骥同槽niú jì tóng cáo

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom) / fig. the common and the great are treated alike / also written 牛驥同皂|牛骥同皂[niú jì tóng zào]

牛骥同皂niú jì tóng zào

cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom) / fig. the common and the great are treated alike

牛鬼蛇神niú guǐ shé shén

evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements

牛黄niú huáng

bezoar

牛鼻子niú bí zi

key point / crux / (old) Daoist (facetious)

一对一斗牛yī duì yī dòu niú

one-on-one basketball game

丁骨牛排dīng gǔ niú pái

T-bone steak

三对三斗牛sān duì sān dòu niú

three-on-three basketball game

丑牛chǒu niú

Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)

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