牛一

牛一

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
simp. and trad. (牛一)		牛	一

Etymology

From splitting the character 生 (saang1, “birth”) in 生日 (saang1 jat6, “birthday”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ jat¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ jat¹
    • Yale: ngàuh yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ yed¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

Noun

牛一

1. (Cantonese, slang) birthday