牛刀

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	knife
simp. and trad. (牛刀)		牛	刀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niúdāo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-to

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niúdāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióudao
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tao¹
  - Yale: nyóu-dāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioudau
  - Palladius: нюдао (njudao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-to
  - Tâi-lô: gû-to
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'doy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu²⁴⁻²² to³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³⁻²² to⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

牛刀

an ox cleaver; a cleaver for butchering oxen

Derived terms

割雞焉用牛刀 / 割鸡焉用牛刀 (gējī yān yòng niúdāo)
殺雞焉用牛刀 / 杀鸡焉用牛刀 (shā jī yān yòng niúdāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牛	刀
ぎゅう Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

牛(ぎゅう)刀(とう) • (gyūtō)

a double beveled kitchen knife made in the shape of a Western chef's knife but with a sharper and thinner blade typical of a Japanese knife
an ox cleaver; a cleaver for butchering oxen

Derived terms

鶏(にわとり)を割(さ)くにいずくんぞ牛刀(ぎゅうとう)を用(もち)いん (niwatori o saku ni izukunzo gyūtō o mochiin)
牛刀(ぎゅうとう)を持(も)って鶏(にわとり)を割(さ)く (gyūtō o motte niwatori o saku)
鶏(にわとり)を割(さ)くになんぞ牛刀(ぎゅうとう)を用(もち)いん (niwatori o saku ni nanzo gyūtō o mochiin)