牛久

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (牛久)		牛	久

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 牛久 (Ushiku).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Niújiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Niújiǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nióujiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Niu²-chiu³
    • Yale: Nyóu-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nioujeou
    • Palladius: Нюцзю (Njuczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

牛久

1. (～市) Ushiku (a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)