牛魔王

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	devil king; very evil person; fiend
trad. (牛魔王)		牛	魔王
simp. #(牛魔王)		牛	魔王

Etymology

From the character of Bull Demon King, who served as the main antagonist in Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niú mówáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ mo¹ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niú mówáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nióu mówáng
    • Wade–Giles: niu² mo²-wang²
    • Yale: nyóu mwó-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niou mowang
    • Palladius: ню мован (nju movan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngau⁴ mo¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: ngàuh mō wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ mo¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ mo¹ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ mɔː⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

牛魔王

1. a fierce, domineering and unreasonable person

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (牛魔王):

• → Japanese: 牛(ぎゅう)魔(ま)王(おう) (gyūmaō)