黑牛
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Chinese[edit]
black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.) | ox; cow; bull | ||
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simp. and trad. (黑牛) |
黑 | 牛 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of English black cow. Compare Brazilian Portuguese vaca preta, regional Latin American Spanish vaca negra.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hak1 ngau4 / haak1 ngau4
- Yale: hāk ngàuh / hāak ngàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hak7 ngau4 / haak7 ngau4
- Guangdong Romanization: heg1 ngeo4 / hag1 ngeo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/, /haːk̚⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
黑牛
Usage notes[edit]
- 黑牛s are typically made with a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top, as opposed to American-style coke floats which may use any flavour of ice cream (typically vanilla).