# 黃牛
## Chinese

* 黃牛

### Etymology

Sense 5 most likely derived by analogy of 黑牛. Compare 白牛, formed similarly.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): huángniú
       (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): huang$^2$ nyiu$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wong$^4$ ngau$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'uong$^4$ nyiu$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vòng-ngiù
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vong$^2$ ngiu$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): huon$^1$ niou$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): uâng-niû
* Eastern Min (BUC): uòng-ngù
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): n̂g-gû
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ng$^5$ ghu$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$waon-gnieu
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uan$^2$ nyiou$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huángniú
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huángnióu
*** Wade–Giles: huang$^2$-niu$^2$
*** Yale: hwáng-nyóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangniou
*** Palladius: хуанню (xuannju)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: huang$^2$ nyiu$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuongniu
*** Sinological IPA : /xuaŋ²¹ nʲiəu²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wong$^4$ ngau$^4$
*** Yale: wòhng ngàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wong$^4$ ngau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wong$^4$ ngeo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːŋ²¹ ŋɐu̯²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'uong$^4$ nyiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈuɔŋ³⁵ n̠ʲiu³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vòng-ngiù
*** Hakka Romanization System: vong$^ˇ$ ngiu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vong$^2$ ngiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /voŋ¹¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vong$^2$ ngiu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋiu¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: huon$^1$ niou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuɒ̃¹¹ niəu¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uâng-niû
*** Sinological IPA : /uaŋ³³ niu³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: uòng-ngù
*** Sinological IPA : /uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋu⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Yongchun, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: n̂g-gû
*** Tâi-lô: n̂g-gû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngguu
*** IPA (Xiamen, Yongchun): /ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ng$^5$ ghu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: n̂g gû
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$waon-gnieu
*** MiniDict: waon$^去$ nyeu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhuaan-nyieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuɑ̃²² n̠ʲiɤ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: uan$^2$ nyiou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /u̯an¹³ n̠ʲi̯əu̯¹³/

### Noun

黃牛
* ox; cattle
* ticket scalper
* (Taiwan) one who bribes and speaks on someone else's behalf to illegally gain benefits
* (Liuzhou Mandarin) quack; charlatan
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, Macau Cantonese) cream soda float
    Coordinate terms: 黑牛 (hak$^1$ ngau$^4$, haak$^1$ ngau$^4$), 白牛 (baak$^6$ ngau$^4$)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 黃牛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 黃牛, 旱牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 黃牛 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 黃牛 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 旱牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 黃牛 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 黃牛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 黃牛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 黃牛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 黃牛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 黃牛 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 黃牛, 旱牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 㸺牛, 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 黃牛 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 黃牛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 㸺牛 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 㸺牛 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 㸺牛 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 㸺牛 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 黃牛 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 黃牛 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 赤牛仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 赤牛仔, 黃牛, 赤馬仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 赤牛 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 黃牛 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 黃牛 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 黃牛 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 黃牛 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Datong | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Linhe | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Jining | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Handan | 黃牛 |
| Jin | Suide | 黃牛 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 黃牛 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 黃牛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 黃牛 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 黃牛, 黃牛猴 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 黃牛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 赤牛仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 赤牛仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 赤牛仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 赤牛仔, 赤媽仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 赤牛仔, 赤媽仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 赤牛仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 赤牛, 黃牛 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 赤牛仔 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 赤牛 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 黃牛 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 㸺牛 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 媽牛 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 黃牛 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 㸺牛 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Danyang | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 黃牛 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 黃牛 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 黃牛 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 黃牯 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 黃牛 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 庸醫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蒙古大夫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蒙古大夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蒙古大夫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 黃牛醫生, 黃牛 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 黃六醫生, 黃六 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 黃六醫生, 黃六 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 黃六醫生, 黃六 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 黃六醫生 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 黃六醫生 |
| Hakka | Lianping | 黃六醫生 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 赤跤仙仔 |

#### Derived terms

* 偷渡黃牛 / 偷渡黄牛
* 司法黃牛 / 司法黄牛
* 炒黃牛 / 炒黄牛
* 老黃牛 / 老黄牛 (lǎohuángniú)
* 黃牛票 / 黄牛票
* 黃牛飛 / 黄牛飞
* 黃牛黨 / 黄牛党 (huángniúdǎng)

### Verb

黃牛
* (Taiwan) to break a promise; to fail to assume responsibility; to fail to show up

#### Synonyms

* (to fail to show up): 放鴿子／放鸽子 (fàng gēzi)