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Chinese[edit]
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ox; cow; bull
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lead along
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to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
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northern capital; Beijing
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also; too
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be; yes; this
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ox; cow; bull
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| trad. (牛牽到北京也是牛)
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牛
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牽
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到
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北京
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也
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是
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牛
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| simp. (牛牵到北京也是牛)
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牛
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牵
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到
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北京
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也
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是
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牛
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| Literally: “An ox brought to Beijing is still an ox”.
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Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iā sī gû
- Tâi-lô: gû khan kàu Pak-kiann iā sī gû
- Phofsit Daibuun: guu qafn kaux pakkviaf ia si guu
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ ɡu²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻²¹ si³³⁻²¹ ɡu²³/
Proverb[edit]
牛牽到北京也是牛
- (Hokkien) Synonym of 牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛／牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛
