養牛倈子
Chinese
give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.) |
ox; cow; bull | son | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (養牛倈子) | 養 | 牛 | 倈子 | |
| simp. (养牛俫子) | 养 | 牛 | 俫子 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
養牛倈子
- (Hengyang Xiang) shepherd boy; cowboy; buffalo boy
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 牧童 (“shepherd boy”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牧童 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牧童 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 睇牛仔 |
| Taishan | 睇牛仔 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 䁐牛倈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 掌牛阿哥 |
| Xingning | 掌牛細哩 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 掌牛哥仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 掌牛哥仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 掌牛哥仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 掌牛哥, 掌牛倈 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 掌牛哥仔 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 攔牛哥 | |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 掌牛囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 牽牛囝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 看牛郎 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 放牛伢子, 看牛伢子 |
| Hengyang | 養牛倈子 | |