牛河

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	river
simp. and trad. (牛河)		牛	河

牛河 (noun)

Etymology

Short for 牛肉河粉.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to go for a ride

Pun on 遊河／游河 (jau⁴ ho^4-2), from 遊車河／游车河 (jau⁴ ce¹ ho^4-2).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niúhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngau⁴ ho^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngeu³ ho^3*

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niúhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióuhé
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-ho²
    • Yale: nyóu-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouher
    • Palladius: нюхэ (njuxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ ho^4-2
    • Yale: ngàuh hó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ ho^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ ho^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngeu³ ho^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡeu²² hᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

Noun

牛河

1. beef chow fun (Cantonese dish made from stir-frying beef and hor fun)

Synonyms

• 乾炒牛河／干炒牛河 (gānchǎo niúhé)

Verb

牛河

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly bus spotting jargon, humorous) to go for a ride (especially a bus ride)