白牛

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (白牛)		白	牛

Etymology

Literally, “white cow”. Most likely formed by analogy of 黑牛.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ngau⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ ngau⁴
    • Yale: baahk ngàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ngau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ngeo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² ŋɐu̯²¹/

Noun

白牛

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) Sprite float

   Coordinate terms: 黑牛 (hak¹ ngau⁴, haak¹ ngau⁴), 黃牛 / 黄牛 (wong⁴ ngau⁴)