牛津

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	ford
simp. and trad. (牛津)		牛	津

Etymology 1

Calque of English Oxford.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Niújīn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ zeon¹
Min Nan (POJ): Giû-tin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: Niújīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nioujin
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    牛津
    牛筋
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ zeon¹
  - Yale: ngàuh jēun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ dzoen¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ zên¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡ɕɵn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Giû-tin
  - Tâi-lô: Giû-tin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giu'dyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giu²⁴⁻²² tin⁴⁴/

Proper noun

牛津

(～市) Oxford (city)
(～大學) University of Oxford
牛津英語詞典 / 牛津英语词典 ― Niújīn Yīngyǔ Cídiǎn ― Oxford English Dictionary

Etymology 2

From the Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niújīn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ zeon¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: niújīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioujin
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    牛津
    牛筋
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ zeon¹
  - Yale: ngàuh jēun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ dzoen¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ zên¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡ɕɵn⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ŋɨu t͡siɪn/▼

Rime
Character	牛	津
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	語求切	將鄰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋɨu/	/t͡siɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋiu/	/t͡sin/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiəu/	/t͡sjen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuw/	/t͡sin/
Li Rong	/ŋiu/	/t͡siĕn/
Wang Li	/ŋĭəu/	/t͡sĭĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯ə̯u/	/t͡si̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yú	jīn

Noun

牛津

(literary) Milky Way

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