粵

牛ngau4王wong4

ngau4 wong4niú wáng

English

  1. rude and unreasonable; acting in a tyrannous manner; a bully
  2. to be bad-tempered, to behave like a bully, a rude or obstructive person(literally: bull king)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 橫蠻;唔講道理;橫行霸道

Examples

  • 牛王妹

    a naughty girl

  • 牛王頭

    a naughty boy, a rascal

  • 要講道理,咁牛王唔得嘅。

    Be reasonable, don't throw tantrums.

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

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