# 牛奶
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): niúnǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngau$^4$ naai$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngeu$^3$ nai$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngiù-nen
    (Hailu, HRS): ngiu nen$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiu$^2$ nên$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): niû-nâing
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngù-nèng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gû-ni / gû-lin / gû-leng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ghu$^5$ ni$^6$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$gnieu-na$_6$ / $^2$gnieu-na$_4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: niúnǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nióunǎi
*** Wade–Giles: niu$^2$-nai$^3$
*** Yale: nyóu-nǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niounae
*** Palladius: нюнай (njunaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngau$^4$ naai$^5$
*** Yale: ngàuh náaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngau$^4$ naai$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngeo$^4$ nai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐu̯²¹ naːi̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngeu$^3$ nai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡeu²² ⁿdai²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-nen
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiu$^ˇ$ nen
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu$^2$ nen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ nen⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiu nen$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiu⁵⁵ nen¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngiu$^2$ nên$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiu¹¹ nɛn⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: niû-nâing
*** Sinological IPA : /niu³³ naiŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngù-nèng
*** Sinological IPA : /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: ghu$^5$ ni$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gû nĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$gnieu-na$_6$
*** MiniDict: nyeu$^去$ na$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nyieu-na$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲiɤ²² na⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^2$gnieu-na$_4$
*** MiniDict: nyeu$^平$ na$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /n̠ʲiəu¹³ na³¹/

### Noun

牛奶
* cow's milk
* (Taishanese) condensed milk

#### Synonyms

* (cow's milk):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 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 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牛奶 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牛奶 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 牛奶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 牛奶 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 牛奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 牛奶 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 牛唧唧 childish |
* (condensed milk):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 煉乳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 煉乳 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 煉奶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 牛奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 煉乳 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 牛奶膏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 牛奶膏 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 牛奶膏 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 牛奶膏 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 煉奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 煉乳 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 煉乳 |
| Wu | 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
* 牛奶色
* 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)