牛毛

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad. (牛毛)		牛	毛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ mou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niúmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioumau
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ mou⁴
  - Yale: ngàuh mòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ mou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ mou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹/

Noun

牛毛

(literally) cattle hair
(figuratively) something that is fine and numerous

Derived terms

多如牛毛
學如牛毛，成如麟角／学如牛毛，成如麟角
學者如牛毛，成者如麟角／学者如牛毛，成者如麟角
牛毛毡

牛毛細雨／牛毛细雨
牛毛雨
繭絲牛毛／茧丝牛毛
蠒丝牛毛

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