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牙骹ngaa4 gaau3lower jaw; chatting牙齒印ngaa4 ci2 jan3the grudges between two parties; an old score (to be settled with someone); literally 'teethmarks'牙齒當金使ngaa4 ci2 dong3 gam1 sai2(slang) one will put their words into actions; one will do what as they said; implying that someone is trustworthy, trusty and reliable; to describe where one's words are as good as gold牙齒痕ngaa4 ci2 han4(figurative meaning) to talk endlessly; to speak nonsense牛一ngau4 jat1(n.) Birthday (a dated term).牛丸ngau4 jyun2beef balls牛乳餅ngau4 jyu5 beng2(food) a milk cookie牛乸ngau4 naa2(noun) a cow牛什ngau4 zaap6(food) Beef offal牛仔帽ngau4 zai2 mou2(noun) a cowboy hat牛仔片ngau4 zai2 pin2a cowboy film牛仔ngau4 zai2calf牛仔骨ngau4 zai2 gwat1veal rib牛公ngau4 gung1bull; ox牛刀小試ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3(idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his; her great talent or skill牛刀ngau4 dou1a butcher's knife牛力ngau4 lik6great strength牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1it's impossible to force one to do something unwillingly (slang)牛唔飲水點撳得牛頭低ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 dim2 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1one cannot be forced to do something against their own will牛噍牡丹ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1good food wasted by one who does not appreciate (spoken)牛嚼牡丹ngau4 ziu6 maau5 daan1to not have the palate for refined food牛奶糖ngau4 naai5 tong2a chewy milk candy牛尾ngau4 mei5an oxtail牛屎ngau4 si2(noun) bullshit牛扒ngau4 paa2(noun) (food) a beefsteak牛柏葉ngau4 paak3 jip6(food) ox tripe牛毛ngau4 mou4tiny; minute (dialect)牛池灣ngau4 ci4 waan1Ngau Chi Wan, a bay in Hong Kong牛河ngau4 ho4stir-fried beef rice noodle牛治ngau4 zi6a corned beef sandwich牛潭尾ngau4 taam4 mei5Ngau Tam Mei ; Yau Tam Mei, a location in Hong Kong牛ngau4(adjective) (of personality) stubborn and unreasonable