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| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Zhuyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 牛 | 牛 | niú | ㄋㄧㄡˊ | cow, ox,absolute beast(Only in China) |
| 牛逼 | 牛逼 | niú bī | ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧ | literally "awesome cow", someone who's so good, it's almost ridiculous(Only in China) |
| 吹牛 | 吹牛 | chuī niú | ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ | literally "blowing the cow", talking big like you're the king of the world (but... actually it's bullsh*t). |
| 马 | 馬 | mǎ | ㄇㄚˇ | horse |
| 黑马 | 黑馬 | hēi mǎ | ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ | literally "black horse", unexpected winner |
| 白马王子 | 白馬王子 | bái mǎ wáng zǐ | ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄗˇ | literally "white horse prince",prince charming (the ideal bf type) |
| 猪 | 豬 | zhū | ㄓㄨ | pig,hog |
| 猪 哥 | 豬 哥 | zhū gē | ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜ | literally "pig bro",gross dude who flirts with everyone (whether they like it or not) |
| 狗 | 狗 | gǒu | ㄍㄡˇ | dog |
| 猪头 | 豬頭 | zhū tóu | ㄓㄨ ㄊㄡˊ | pig head,idiot |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | ㄇㄠ | cat |
| 猫 奴 | 貓 奴 | māo nú | ㄇㄠ ㄋㄨˊ | literally "cat slave",someone who worships their cat |
| 夜猫子 | 夜貓子 | yè māo zi | ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠ ㄗ˙ | night owl,someone who comes alive at night |
| 单身狗 | 單身狗 | dān shēn gǒu | ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄍㄡˇ | literally "single dog" (phonetic loan word, sin-'gle' sounds like gǒu),someone who's not in a relationship (self deprecating) |
| 狗 奴 | 狗 奴 | gǒu nú | ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄨˊ | dog slave,someone who worships their dog |
| 狼 | 狼 | láng | ㄌㄤˊ | wolf |
| 小奶狗 | 小奶狗 | xiǎo nǎi gǒu | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄍㄡˇ | literally "little milk dog",a guy who's young, sweet, cute, soft, and needy — basically like a newborn puppy.(Only in China) |
| 小狼狗 | 小狼狗 | xiǎo láng gǒu | ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄤˊ ㄍㄡˇ | literally "little wolf dog",younger boyfriend who's handsome and cool |
| 色狼 | 色狼 | sè láng | ㄙㄜˋ ㄌㄤˊ | pervert,creepy dude |
| 鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | ㄉㄧㄠˇ | bird,slang for penis |
| 菜鸟 | 菜鳥 | cài niǎo | ㄘㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ | beginner,noobie |
| 老鸟 | 老鳥 | lǎo niǎo | ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ | old hand,veteran |
| 鸡 | 雞 | jī | ㄐㄧ | chicken,slang for prostitute in China |
| 鸡婆 | 雞婆 | jī pó | ㄐㄧ ㄆㄛˊ | literally "chicken auntie",someone who loves to offer unnecessary help |
| 鸽子 | 鴿子 | gē zi | ㄍㄜ ㄗ˙ | pigeon,dove |
| 放鸽子 | 放鴿子 | fàng gē zi | ㄈㄤˋ ㄍㄜ ㄗ˙ | to stand someone up |
| 狐狸 | 狐貍 | hú lí | ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˊ | fox |
| 老狐狸 | 老狐貍 | lǎo hú lí | ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˊ | literally "old fox",nasty old guy who's pulling the strings from the shadows |
| 狐狸精 | 狐貍精 | hú lí jīng | ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ | literally "fox spirit",woman who loves to seduce (definitely not gf material) |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | ㄩˊ | fish |
| 摸鱼 | 摸魚 | mō yú | ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ | literally "touching the fish",someone who's slacking off |
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