牤 (māng) - Ox & bull (dialectal term, especially in Northern China)

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māng ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 牜

伦妙

牤 · māng

Ox;

bull (dialectal term, especially in Northern China);

also used in onomatopoeia for the sound of cattle.

Oxbull (dialectal term, especially in Northern China)also used in onomatopoeia for the sound of

Usage highlights

bullmooing of cattleoxbig bulllittle bullstrong bull

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer keeps a strong bull (牤牛).
  • We heard the mooing of cattle (牤牛叫) in the field.
  • This is a dialect word for ox (牤子).

Collocations

  • bull(牤牛)
  • mooing of cattle(牤牛叫)
  • ox(牤子)
  • big bull(大牤)
  • little bull(小牤)
  • strong bull(壮牤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily a dialect character used in Northern Chinese regions, especially in rural areas.
  • Often appears in folk songs and local stories depicting rural life and farming.

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