水牛

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Chinese[edit]

water; river ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad.
(水牛)
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水牛

  1. buffalo; water buffalo
  2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, Huizhou) someone who drinks a lot of water

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
ぎゅう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

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Noun[edit]

(すい)(ぎゅう) or 水牛(スイギュウ) (suigyūすいぎう (suigiu) or スイギウ (suigiu)?

  1. water buffalo

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Okinawan[edit]

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 2

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (miji, water) +‎ (ushi, cow).

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Noun[edit]

水牛(みじうし) (mijiushi

  1. water buffalo