牝牛

Chinese

female ox; cow; bull
trad. (牝牛) 牝 牛
simp. #(牝牛) 牝 牛

Pronunciation


Noun

牝牛

  1. (literary) female cow

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
牝 牛
め
Hyōgaiji
うし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 牝牛 – see the following entry.
【雌牛めうし】
[noun] cow, heifer
(This term, 牝牛, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
牝 牛
ひん
Hyōgaiji
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
kan’yōon

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひんぎゅう [hìńgyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çĩŋʲɡʲɨᵝː]

Noun

牝(ひん)牛(ぎゅう) • (hingyū) ←ひんぎう (fingiu)?

  1. cow, heifer

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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