特牛

Chinese

		special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal	ox; cow; bull
trad. (特牛)		特	牛
simp. #(特牛)		特	牛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tèniú

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tèniú
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄜˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tènióu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻê⁴-niu²
    • Yale: tè-nyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tehniou
    • Palladius: тэню (tɛnju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

特牛

1. (literary) one bull or cow

   • 諸侯舉以特牛，祀以太牢；卿舉以少牢，祀以特牛 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     诸侯举以特牛，祀以太牢；卿举以少牢，祀以特牛 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《國語·楚語下》

     zhūhóu jǔ yǐ tèniú, sì yǐ tàiláo; qīng jǔ yǐ shàoláo, sì yǐ tèniú [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) bull