牛奶

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	breast; lady; milk
trad. (牛奶)		牛	奶
simp. #(牛奶)		牛	奶
alternative forms		牛乳 Hakka; Hokkien 牛𬂌 Northern Min
anagram		奶牛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niúnǎi

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngau⁴ naai⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngeu³ nai⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-nen

  (Hailu, HRS): ngiu nen^ˇ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiu² nên⁴

• Northern Min (KCR): niû-nâing
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngù-nèng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gû-ni / gû-lin / gû-leng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghu⁵ ni⁶

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶gnieu-na₆ / ²gnieu-na₄

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niúnǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióunǎi
    • Wade–Giles: niu²-nai³
    • Yale: nyóu-nǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niounae
    • Palladius: нюнай (njunaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ naai⁵
    • Yale: ngàuh náaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ naai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ nai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ naːi̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngeu³ nai⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡeu²² ⁿdai²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-nen
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiu^ˇ nen
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² nen⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ nen⁵⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiu nen^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiu⁵⁵ nen¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngiu² nên⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiu¹¹ nɛn⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: niû-nâing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niu³³ naiŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngù-nèng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋu⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛiŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Tainan, Magong, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-ni
    • Tâi-lô: gû-ni
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guny
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡu²⁴⁻²¹ ni⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Tainan): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ nĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-lin
    • Tâi-lô: gû-lin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gulyn
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ɡu²⁴⁻¹² lin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Jinjiang, Philippines): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² lin³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Taichung, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-leng
    • Tâi-lô: gû-ling
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gulefng
    • IPA (Penang): /ɡu²³⁻²¹ leŋ³³/
    • IPA (Yilan): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ghu⁵ ni⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gû nĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnieu-na₆
    • MiniDict: nyeu^去 na^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyieu-na₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲiɤ²² na⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Jiaxing)
    • Wugniu: ²gnieu-na₄
    • MiniDict: nyeu^平 na^上
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /n̠ʲiəu¹³ na³¹/

Noun

牛奶

1. cow's milk
2. (Taishanese) condensed milk

Synonyms

• (cow's milk):

Dialectal synonyms of 牛奶 (“cow's milk”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		牛奶, 牛乳
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	牛奶
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	牛奶
Cantonese	Hong Kong	牛奶
Gan	Lichuan	牛奶
Hakka	Meixian	牛奶
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牛奶
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牛奶
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	牛奶
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	牛奶
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	牛奶
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牛奶
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牛奶
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牛奶
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牛奶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牛奶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牛奶
Southern Min	Xiamen	牛奶
	Quanzhou	牛奶
	Jinjiang	牛奶
	Zhangzhou	牛奶
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	牛奶
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	牛奶
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	牛奶
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	牛奶
	Yilan (Toucheng)	牛奶
	Tainan	牛奶
	Tainan (Anping)	牛奶
	Penghu (Xiyu)	牛奶
	Manila (Hokkien)	牛奶
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	牛奶
Wu	Shanghai	牛奶
Xiang	Changsha	牛唧唧 childish

• (condensed milk):

Dialectal synonyms of 煉乳 (“condensed milk”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		煉乳
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	煉乳
Cantonese	Hong Kong	煉奶
	Taishan	牛奶
Jin	Taiyuan	煉乳
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牛奶膏
Southern Min	Xiamen	牛奶膏
	Quanzhou	牛奶膏
	Zhangzhou	牛奶膏
	Tainan	煉奶
Wu	Shanghai	煉乳
	Suzhou	煉乳
	Ningbo	煉乳

Derived terms

• 牛奶喙仔
• 牛奶果 (niúnǎiguǒ)
• 牛奶沙司 (niúnǎi shāsī)
• 牛奶沫
• 牛奶油
• 牛奶皮
• 牛奶粉
• 牛奶糖 (niúnǎitáng)
• 牛奶膏
• 牛奶蕉
• 牛奶蛇 (niúnǎishé)
• 脫脂牛奶／脱脂牛奶 (tuōzhī niúnǎi)
• 酸牛奶 (suānniúnǎi)

 

Descendants

• → Paiwan: guling

See also

• 豆奶 (dòunǎi)
• 馬奶／马奶 (mǎnǎi)
• 乳汁 (rǔzhī)
• 羊奶 (yángnǎi)
• 椰奶 (yēnǎi)