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牛郎

niú láng

2-character word

What 牛郎 means

1. cowherd boy
2. slangmale prostitute

Other readings

牛郎 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Niú lángCowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女; Altair (star)

The characters in 牛郎

• 牛niúox; cow; bull
• 郎láng(arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status

Words starting with 牛郎

• 牛郎织女niú láng zhī nǚCowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story); separated lovers…

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