貫斗牛

See also: 贯斗牛

Chinese

		pierce; to string	[the area of the sky between] the Dipper and the Ox [constellations]
trad. (貫斗牛)		貫	斗牛
simp. (贯斗牛)		贯	斗牛

Etymology

Literally: passing through the Dipper and the Ox constellations

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guàndǒuniú

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guàndǒuniú
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guàndǒunióu
    • Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-tou³-niu²
    • Yale: gwàn-dǒu-nyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanndoouniou
    • Palladius: гуаньдоуню (guanʹdounju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Idiom

貫斗牛

1. (archaic) (of heroism etc.) bright and strong; for all to see