牛宿

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	lunar mansion
simp. and trad. (牛宿)		牛	宿

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Niúxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Niúxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nióusiòu
    • Wade–Giles: Niu²-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: Nyóu-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nioushiow
    • Palladius: Нюсю (Njusju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

牛宿

1. (astronomy) the Ox, a Chinese constellation near Capricorn

Synonyms

• 牛 (niú)

Hypernyms

• 玄武 (Xuánwǔ)
• 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)