水牛

Chinese

		water; river	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (水牛)		水	牛

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水牛

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shuǐniú

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sui³ ȵiu²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): fèiniú
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi² ngau⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): sui² ngeu³
Gan (Wiktionary): 'sui³ nyiu⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): súi-ngiù

(Hailu, HRS): shui^ˊ ngiu

(Meixian, Guangdong): sui³ ngiu²

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): shu³ ngeu²
Northern Min (KCR): sṳ̌-niû
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chúi-gû / súi-gû / súiⁿ-gû

(Teochew, Peng'im): zui² ghu⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵sy-nieu / ⁵syu₃-gnieu₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐniú
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěinióu
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-niu²
  - Yale: shwěi-nyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeiniou
  - Palladius: шуйню (šujnju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: sui³ ȵiu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sui niu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suei⁵³ nʲiəu²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: fèiniú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei⁵³ niɤu²⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² ngau⁴
  - Yale: séui ngàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² ngau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² ngeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: sui² ngeu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sui⁵⁵ ᵑɡeu²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'sui³ nyiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsui²¹³⁻¹³ n̠ʲiu³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: súi-ngiù
  - Hakka Romanization System: sui^ˋ ngiu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sui³ ngiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /su̯i³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: shui^ˊ ngiu
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sui³ ngiu²
  - Sinological IPA: /suɪ³¹ ŋiu¹¹/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: shu³ ngeu²
  - Sinological IPA: /ʃu⁴² ŋəɯ²⁴/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sṳ̌-niû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy²¹ niu³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Chiayi, Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-gû
  - Tâi-lô: tsuí-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'guu
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Singapore): /t͡sui⁴²⁻²⁴ ɡu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Yongchun, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Dongshi)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: súi-gû
  - Tâi-lô: suí-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suy'guu
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Tainan): /sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ɡu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun): /sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡu²³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: súiⁿ-gû
  - Tâi-lô: suínn-gû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: svuy'guu
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /suĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡu¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zui² ghu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsúi gû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sy-nieu
  - MiniDict: sy^去 nieu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-nieu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɹ̩³³ niɤ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵syu₃-gnieu₂
  - MiniDict: syu^上 nyeu^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /sɹ̩ʷ⁵² n̠ʲʏ³³/

Noun

水牛

buffalo; water buffalo
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, Huizhou) someone who drinks a lot of water
(Pengze Gan, Taiwanese Hokkien) longhorn beetle; longicorn

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 水牛 (“buffalo; water buffalo”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		水牛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	水牛
	Taiwan	水牛
	Chengde	水牛
	Chifeng	水牛
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	水牛
	Heihe	水牛
	Qiqihar	水牛
	Harbin	水牛
	Jiamusi	水牛
	Baicheng	水牛
	Changchun	水牛
	Tonghua	水牛
	Shenyang	水牛
	Jinzhou	水牛
	Singapore	水牛
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	水牛
	Tangshan	水牛
	Cangzhou	水牛
	Baoding	水牛
	Shijiazhuang	水牛
	Lijin	水牛
	Jinan	水牛
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	水牛
	Dandong	水牛
	Yantai	水牛
	Qingdao	水牛
	Zhucheng	水牛
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	水牛
	Lingbao	水牛
	Jining	水牛
	Linfen	水牛
	Shangqiu	水牛
	Yuanyang	水牛
	Zhengzhou	水牛
	Baihe	水牛
	Xi'an	水牛
	Baoji	水牛
	Tianshui	水牛
	Xining	水牛
	Dunhuang (Hedong dialect)	水牛
	Xuzhou	水牛
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	水牛
	Lanzhou	水牛
	Hami	水牛
	Ürümqi	水牛
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	水牛
	Nanchong	水牛
	Dazhou	水牛
	Hanyuan	水牛
	Xichang	水牛
	Zigong	水牛
	Chongqing	水牛
	Wuhan	水牛
	Yichang	水牛
	Xiangyang	水牛
	Tianmen	水牛
	Guiyang	水牛
	Zunyi	水牛
	Bijie	水牛
	Liping	水牛
	Zhaotong	水牛
	Dali	水牛
	Kunming	水牛
	Mengzi	水牛
	Guilin	水牛
	Liuzhou	水牛, 水牯
	Jishou	水牛
	Changde	水牛
	Hanzhong	水牛
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	水牛
	Yangzhou	水牛
	Lianyungang	水牛
	Lianshui	水牛
	Nantong	水牛
	Anqing	水牛
	Wuhu	水牛, 牯牛
	Hefei	水牛, 牯牛
	Hong'an	水牛
Cantonese	Hong Kong	水牛
	Taishan	水牛
	Dongguan	水牛
Gan	Nanchang	水牛
	Lichuan	水牛
	Pingxiang	水牛
Hakka	Meixian	水牛
	Yudu	水牛
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	水牛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	水牛
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	水牛
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	水牛
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	水牛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	水牛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	水牛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	水牛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	水牛
Huizhou	Jixi	水牛
	Shexian	水牛
	Fuliang	水牛
Jin	Taiyuan	水牛
	Yangyuan	水牛
	Datong	水牛
	Xinzhou	水牛
	Lüliang (Lishi)	水牛
	Changzhi	水牛
	Linhe	水牛
	Jining	水牛
	Hohhot	水牛
	Erenhot	水牛
	Pingshan	水牛
	Zhangjiakou	水牛
	Handan	水牛
	Linzhou	水牛
	Suide	水牛
Northern Min	Jian'ou	水牛
Southern Min	Xiamen	水牛
	Quanzhou	水牛
	Zhangzhou	水牛
	Kaohsiung	水牛
	Tainan	水牛
	Chiayi	水牛
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	水牛
	Penang (Hokkien)	水牛
	Singapore (Hokkien)	水牛
	Manila (Hokkien)	水牛
	Haikou	水牛
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	水牛
Wu	Shanghai	水牛
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	水牛
	Shanghai (Jiading)	水牛
	Shanghai (Chongming)	水牛
	Suzhou	水牛
	Danyang	水牛
	Hangzhou	水牛
	Ningbo	水牛
	Wenzhou	水牛
	Jinhua	水牛
Xiang	Changsha	水牛
Xiang	Loudi	水牯

Dialectal synonyms of 天牛 (“longhorn beetle; longicorn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		天牛
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	天牛
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	老牛, 天牛
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	天牛郎
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	天牛
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	水牯牛
Gan	Nanchang	天牛
	Pengze	水牛
	Lichuan	天牛
Hakka	Meixian	山羊角, 仙牛角, 天牛
	Yudu	天牛
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	山牛牯
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	天牛牯
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	天牛
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	天牛
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	山牛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	山牛牯
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	山牛精
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	山牛牯
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	山牛牯
Huizhou	Jixi	天牛
Southern Min	Zhangzhou	牛犅螢
	Zhao'an	牛角𨂿
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	水牛, 水牛犅
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	水牛犅
	Kaohsiung	水牛
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	水牛
	Yilan (Luodong)	牛角𨂿
	Yilan (Toucheng)	牛角𨂿
	Changhua (Yongjing)	牛角𨂿
	Tainan (Anping)	水牛犅
	Chiayi	牛角𨂿
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	水牛犅
Wu	Jinhua	抄牛
Xiang	Changsha	鐵牯牛

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	牛
すい Grade: 1	ぎゅう Grade: 2
on'yomi	kan'on

スイギュウ on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɨiɡʲɨː]
(Tokyo) すいぎゅう [sùígyúú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]

Noun

水(すい)牛(ぎゅう) • (suigyū) ^{←すいぎう (suigiu)^?}

water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis
Synonym: 呉牛 (gokyū)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as スイギュウ (suigyū).

Derived terms

山水牛(やますいぎゅう) (yamasuigyū, “anoa”)

References

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

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
水	牛
Grade: 1	Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 水 (miji, “water”) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mid͡ʑiʔuɕi/

Noun

水牛(みじうし) (mijiushi)

water buffalo

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

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Japanese

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