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牛馬

牛馬

See also: 牛马

Chinese

ox; cow; bull horse
trad. (牛馬)
simp. (牛马)

Noun

牛馬

  1. oxen and horses; beasts of burden

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ぎゅう
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 牛馬 (ngjuw mæX, literally ox + horse).

Pronunciation

Noun

牛馬 (hiragana ぎゅうば, romaji gyūba, historical hiragana ぎうば)

  1. oxen and horses, beasts of burden

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うし
Grade: 2
うま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of (ushi, ox) + (uma, horse).

Pronunciation

Noun

牛馬 (hiragana うしうま, romaji ushiuma)

  1. a small breed of horse, extinct since 1947

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3