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Chinese[edit]
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ox; cow; bull
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vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
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water; river
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trad. (牛車水)
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牛
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車
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水
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simp. (牛车水)
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牛
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车
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水
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Literally: “ox water-cart”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
牛車水
- Chinatown, Singapore
Synonyms[edit]
- 中國城/中国城 (zhōngguóchéng)
- 中華街/中华街 (Zhōnghuájiē) (in Yokohama and Nagasaki)
- 唐人埠 (Tángrénbù) (in San Francisco)
- 唐人街 (tángrénjiē)
- 堤岸 (dī'àn) (in Ho Chi Minh City)
- 大唐街 (dàtángjiē) (obsolete)
- 華埠/华埠 (huábù) (literary)