牛郎
Chinese
ox; cow; bull | youth | ||
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simp. and trad. (牛郎) | 牛 | 郎 |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
牛郎
- Niu Lang, the lowly cowherd in Chinese mythology; see The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
- Short for 牛郎星.
Etymology 2
From the movie Midnight Cowboy.
Noun
牛郎
- (chiefly Taiwan, slang) male prostitute; host (Classifier: 個/个 m)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 男妓 (“male prostitute”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 男妓, 妓男, 男娼 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 老泡兒, 兔兒爺, 妞兒夾子 |
Taiwan | 男妓, 牛郎, 鴨 | |
Chengdu | 㚻子, 鴨子, 兔兒, 吃相飯的, 吃相公飯的 | |
Malaysia | 鴨 | |
Singapore | 鴨 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 男妓, 鴨 |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 鴨 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 桃脯 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 契弟, 阿倌 |
Taipei | 龜精 GT | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 鴨, 阿倌 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 屁精, 兔子 |
Suzhou | 相公 | |
Jinhua | 雄婊子 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 幺它 |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |