牛賺子

牛賺子

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	cheat; swindle; earn cheat; swindle; earn; make a profit	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (牛賺子)		牛	賺	子
simp. (牛赚子)		牛	赚	子

Etymology

Taboo of mentioning 牛舌子 (nyou2 she6 zr, “ox tongue”) in Changsha, as 舌 (she6, “tongue”) is homophonic with 折 (to lose (money), “she6”).

Pronunciation

• Xiang (Wiktionary): nyou² zan⁵ zr

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• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: nyou² zan⁵ zr
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲəu¹³ t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

牛賺子

1. (Xiang) ox tongue

Synonyms

• 牛舌 (niúshé)
• (Cantonese, Hakka) 牛脷
• (Jin) 牛舌頭／牛舌头
• (Xiang) 牛舌子