Chinese

牛奶

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
cow's milk
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 2

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  • characterChinese牛 “bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 頭／头 m c mb md; 條／条 m g h x; 隻／只 m c g …”
  • characterChinese奶 “breast”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese乃 “you, your”

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