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大牛

Mandarin · pinyin dà niú

Meanings

  1. (coll.) leading light
  2. superstar
  3. badass
  4. (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
牛
niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
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4–2 · da4 niu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 ngau4

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noun

  1. (Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, slang) remarkable person
  2. (Mainland China Mandarin, slang) higher-priced model of Lamborghini
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) 500-dollar note (Classifier: 張／张 c)

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