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牛仔

Mandarin · pinyin niú zǎi

cowboy

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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
仔: zǐ · small thing, child; young animal

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2–3 · niu2 zai3

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