| 牛郎织女 |
niú láng zhī nǚ |
Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story) / separated lovers / Altair and Vega (stars) |
| 牛 |
Niú |
surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú |
ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |
| 牛郎 |
Niú láng |
Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 / Altair (star) |
| 牛郎 |
niú láng |
cowherd boy / (slang) male prostitute |
| 郎 |
Láng |
surname Lang |
| 郎 |
láng |
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth |
| 织 |
zhī |
to weave |
| 织女 |
Zhī nǚ |
Vega (star) / Weaving girl of folk tales |
| 女 |
nǚ |
female / woman / daughter |
| 女 |
rǔ |
old variant of 汝 |