洋妞 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

yángniū

foreign girl

yáng ocean

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

羊 Sound component

yáng sheep

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Baxter-Sagart	yang	ɢ(r)aŋ	'great expanse of water'

《說文》：“洋，水。出齊臨朐高山，東北入鉅定。从水，羊聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.

女 Meaning component

nǚ, nü woman

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly