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Ox / Bull / Cow
Year of the Ox / Bull - Zodiac Sign
牛 is the character for bull, cow, ox, or bovine creature in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the ox/bull/cow, you . . .
Are dedicated to your work.
Are discrete, careful and conscientious.
Value work and family.
Note that in this Chinese character, there is no distinction between bull and cow. All bovine creatures fit into the definition of this character. To distinguish between male and female, another sex-designating character is added in front of this character. Therefore, in China, the energy drink “Red Bull” (Hong Niu) is often translated in the minds of Chinese people as “Red Cow” or even “Red Ox.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
水牛 see styles |
shuǐ niú shui3 niu2 shui niu zungyou / zungyo ずんぎょう |
More info & calligraphy: Water Ox/Bull(1) water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; (2) wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo; (place-name) Zungyou |
兕 see styles |
sì si4 ssu |
animal cited in ancient texts, resembling a buffalo (some say rhinoceros or female rhinoceros) |
呉牛 see styles |
gogyuu / gogyu ごぎゅう |
(rare) (See 水牛) water buffalo |
夜摩 see styles |
yè mó ye4 mo2 yeh mo yama |
Yama, 'originally the Aryan god of the dead, living in a heaven above the world, the regent of the South; but Brahminism transferred his abode to hell. Both views have been retained by Buddhism.' Eitel. Yama in Indian mythology is ruler over the dead and judge in the hells, is 'grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hand and noose in the other': he has two four-eyed watch-dogs. M. W. The usual form is 閻摩 q. v. |
野牛 see styles |
yě niú ye3 niu2 yeh niu yagiyuu / yagiyu やぎゆう |
bison buffalo; (surname) Yagiyū |
アノア see styles |
anoa アノア |
anoa (either of two small African water buffalo of genus Bubalus) |
布法羅 布法罗 see styles |
bù fǎ luó bu4 fa3 luo2 pu fa lo |
Buffalo, New York state |
黒人兵 see styles |
kokujinhei / kokujinhe こくじんへい |
black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier |
インド水牛 see styles |
indosuigyuu / indosuigyu インドすいぎゅう |
Indian buffalo |
スイギュウ see styles |
suigyuu / suigyu スイギュウ |
(1) water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; (2) wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo |
アフリカ水牛 see styles |
afurikasuigyuu; afurikasuigyuu / afurikasuigyu; afurikasuigyu アフリカすいぎゅう; アフリカスイギュウ |
(kana only) African buffalo (Syncerus caffer); Cape buffalo |
アメリカ野牛 see styles |
amerikayagyuu; amerikayagyuu / amerikayagyu; amerikayagyu アメリカやぎゅう; アメリカヤギュウ |
(kana only) (See アメリカバイソン) American bison (Bison bison); buffalo |
バッファロー see styles |
baffaroo バッファロー |
buffalo; (place-name) Buffalo |
アメリカヤギュウ see styles |
amerikayagyuu / amerikayagyu アメリカヤギュウ |
(kana only) American bison (Bison bison); buffalo |
アフリカスイギュウ see styles |
afurikasuigyuu / afurikasuigyu アフリカスイギュウ |
(kana only) African buffalo (Syncerus caffer); Cape buffalo |
バファローヘッド丘陵 see styles |
bafarooheddokyuuryou / bafarooheddokyuryo バファローヘッドきゅうりょう |
(place-name) Buffalo Head Hills |
ウッドバッファロー国立公園 see styles |
udobaffarookokuritsukouen / udobaffarookokuritsukoen ウッドバッファローこくりつこうえん |
(place-name) Wood Buffalo National Park |
ウィリアム「バッファロービル」コーディ see styles |
iriamu「baffaroobiru」koodi ウィリアム「バッファロービル」コーディ |
(person) William "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Ox Bull Cow | 牛 | ushi | niú / niu2 / niu | |
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