粵

牛ngau4皮pei4

ngau4 pei4niú pí

English

  1. cowhide
  2. (slang) 1. Stubborn (when using in "牛皮燈籠"); (of paper)
  3. leather
  4. Kraft; (of skin disease) Psoriasis
  5. fig. flexible and tough
  6. boasting
  7. big talk
  8. flat stock market
  9. oxhide; cowhide

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指股票價格無乜升跌
  2. 牛嘅皮

Examples

  • 你唔通係牛皮燈籠?點極唔明㗎!

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 市況牛皮偏軟

    The stock market is flat.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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