牛郎

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	youth
simp. and trad. (牛郎)		牛	郎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúláng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ long⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gû-nn̂g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niúláng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioulang
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ long⁴
  - Yale: ngàuh lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ long⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-nn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: gû-nn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gunngg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² nŋ̍¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

牛郎

Niu Lang, the lowly cowherd in Chinese mythology; see The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd
Short for 牛郎星.

Etymology 2

From the movie Midnight Cowboy.

Noun

牛郎

(slang) male prostitute

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