牛頭人

牛頭人

Chinese

		ox head; Taoist priest	man; person; people
trad. (牛頭人)		牛頭	人
simp. (牛头人)		牛头	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niútóurén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: niútóurén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutourren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióutóurén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /njoʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: ngàuh tàuh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ teo⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

牛頭人

1. minotaur

Etymology 2

From Japanese NTR, an abbreviation of Japanese 寝取られ (netorare, “cuckoldry”), as the Pinyin initials of 牛頭人／牛头人 (niútóurén) is NTR.

Verb

牛頭人

1. (Internet slang, usually in passive) to cheat on

   我怎麼被這個人牛頭人了？他真是個渣男。 [MSC, trad.]
   我怎么被这个人牛头人了？他真是个渣男。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zěnme bèi zhège rén niútóurén le? Tā zhēnshì ge zhānán. [Pinyin]

   How did I get cheated on by this person? He really is a scumbag.

Usage notes

Usually used in its abbreviated form NTR.