shuǐ​niú

water buffalo

Senses

水牛 shuǐ​niú water buffalo

A large mammal with coarse grey-black hair and large flat horns that curve backward; commonly used for farming in wet rice paddies and known for liking to soak in water.

水牛 shuǐ​niú Water Ox

The 50th year of the 60-year sexagenary cycle, combining the heavenly stem 癸 guǐ and the earthly branch 丑 chǒu.

References

classifier 水牛/水牛 → 头/頭
classifier 水牛/水牛 → 只/隻
see 水牛/水牛 → 癸丑/癸丑