牛車

See also: 牛车

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (牛車)		牛	車
simp. (牛车)		牛	车

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúchē

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ ce¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngiù-chhâ

(Hailu, HRS): ngiu cha^ˋ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-chhia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúchē
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióuche
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-chʻê¹
  - Yale: nyóu-chē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niouche
  - Palladius: нючэ (njučɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ ce¹
  - Yale: ngàuh chē
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ tse¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ cé¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiù-chhâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiu^ˇ ca^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiu² ca¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯u¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiu cha^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiu⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-chhia
  - Tâi-lô: gû-tshia
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guchiaf
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

Noun

牛車

oxcart

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
牛	車
ぎゅう > ぎっ Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 1
irregular	on'yomi

From 牛 (gyū; ushi, “cattle”) +‎ 車 (sha; kuruma, “wheeled vehicle”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎっしゃ [gíꜜsshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɕːa̠]

Noun

牛(ぎっ)車(しゃ) • (gissha)

an ornately decorated single-axle ox-drawn carriage used by the nobility in the Heian period
an oxcart

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
牛	車
ぎゅう Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎゅうしゃ [gyúꜜùshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡʲɨːɕa̠]

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)車(しゃ) • (gyūsha) ^{←ぎうしや (giusya)^?}

an ox-drawn carriage
an oxcart

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
牛	車
うし Grade: 2	くるま > ぐるま Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うしぐるま [úꜜshìgùrùmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɕiɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

牛(うし)車(ぐるま) • (ushiguruma)

an ox-drawn carriage
an oxcart

References

“^△牛車”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026