牛叉

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	to cross; be stuck; to diverge to cross; be stuck; to diverge; to open (as legs); fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect
simp. and trad. (牛叉)		牛	叉
alternative forms		牛X

Etymology

A euphemistic form of 牛屄 (niúbī), replacing the vulgar character with 叉 (chā, “×”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niúchā

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niúchā
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióucha
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-chʻa¹
    • Yale: nyóu-chā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioucha
    • Palladius: нюча (njuča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niúrchār
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊㄦ ㄔㄚㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióurchar
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-ʼrh-chʻa¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: nyóur-chār
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioulchal
    • Palladius: нюрчар (njurčar)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑɻ⁵⁵/

Adjective

牛叉

1. (Mainland China, Mandarin, slang, euphemistic) freaking awesome

Synonyms

• 牛屄 (niúbī)

See also

• 傻屄 (shǎbī)
• 酷斃／酷毙 (kùbì)