shuǐ niú rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) snail
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Original source entry:

水牛兒 水牛儿 [shui3 niu2 r5] /(dialect) snail/

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Other forms in these source records: 水牛兒

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 牛
    niú

    ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]) / (slang) awesome

    Niú

    surname Niu

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

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