牛頭人

Chinese

Etymology 1

		oxhead; Daoist priest	man; person; people
trad. (牛頭人)		牛頭	人
simp. (牛头人)		牛头	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niútóurén

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niútóurén
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióutóurén
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tʻou²-jên²
  - Yale: nyóu-tóu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutourren
  - Palladius: нютоужэнь (njutoužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: ngàuh tàuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngau⁴ tau⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngeo⁴ teo⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

牛頭人

minotaur

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (牛頭人)		牛	頭	人
simp. (牛头人)		牛	头	人

From Japanese NTR(エヌティーアール) (enutīāru), an abbreviation of 寝取(ねと)られ (netorare, “cuckoldry”), as the Pinyin initials of 牛頭人／牛头人 (niútóurén) are NTR.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niútóurén

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niútóurén
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nióutóurén
  - Wade–Giles: niu²-tʻou²-jên²
  - Yale: nyóu-tóu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nioutourren
  - Palladius: нютоужэнь (njutoužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

Verb

牛頭人

(Internet slang, usually in passive) to cheat on
我怎麼被這個人牛頭人了？他真是個渣男。 [MSC, trad.]
我怎么被这个人牛头人了？他真是个渣男。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zěnme bèi zhège rén niútóurén le? Tā zhēnshì ge zhānán. [Pinyin]
How did I get cheated on by this person? He really is a scumbag.

Synonyms

NTR