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牛腩

niú nǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
brisket (esp. Cantonese) / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / erroneously translated as sirloin
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-605e7f1e4c43986f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

牛腩 牛腩 [niu2 nan3] /brisket (esp. Cantonese)/belly beef/spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs/erroneously translated as sirloin/

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Reference information

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  • 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

  • 腩
    nǎn

    brisket / belly beef / spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs / see 牛腩[niú nǎn] esp. Cantonese / erroneously translated as sirloin

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