牛郎

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Chinese

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ox; cow; bull youth
simp. and trad.
(牛郎)
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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牛郎

  1. Niu Lang, the lowly cowherd in Chinese mythology; see The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
  2. Short for 牛郎星.

Etymology 2

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From the movie Midnight Cowboy.

Noun

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牛郎

  1. (chiefly Taiwan, slang) male prostitute; host (Classifier: m)
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