牛隻 [－只]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cow
  2. cattle
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、書面語
    即​係​牛​，​通常​用作​合稱
    cattle, often as a collective address
    • 昨日，大嶼山上有牛隻出沒。
      昨日，大屿山上有牛只出没。
      zok3 jat6, daai6 ju4 saan1 soeng6 jau5 ngau4 zek3 ceot1 mut6
      There is a cow at Lantau Island yesterday. / there are cows at Lantau Island yesterday.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我家后面那些牛只吃郁金香。
    我家後面那些牛隻吃鬱金香。
    wǒ jiā hòu miàn nà xiē niú zhī chī yù jīn xiāng 。
    • The cows behind my house only eat tulips.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    昨日，大屿山上有牛只出没。
    昨日，大嶼山上有牛隻出沒。
    zok3 jat6, daai6 ju4 saan1 soeng6 jau5 ngau4 zek3 ceot1 mut6
    • There is a cow at Lantau Island yesterday. / there are cows at Lantau Island yesterday.