pí fú lóu niúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)
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Original source entry:

皮弗婁牛 皮弗娄牛 [pi2 fu2 lou2 niu2] /beefalo (cross between domestic cattle and bison)/

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Other forms in these source records: 皮弗婁牛

  • 皮
    pí

    skin / peel / rind / outer layer / leather / hide / fur / cover / wrapping / outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp / soggy / (coll.) naughty / mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)

    Pí

    surname Pi

  • 弗
    fú

    (literary) not / used in transliteration

  • 娄
    Lóu

    surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

  • 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

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