牛牽到北京也是牛

Chinese

		ox; cow; bull	lead along	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	northern capital; Beijing	also; too	be; yes; this	ox; cow; bull
trad. (牛牽到北京也是牛)		牛	牽	到	北京	也	是	牛
simp. (牛牵到北京也是牛)		牛	牵	到	北京	也	是	牛
Literally: “An ox brought to Beijing is still an ox”.

Alternative forms

• 牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛 / 牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iā sī gû

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû khan kàu Pak-kiaⁿ iā sī gû
    • Tâi-lô: gû khan kàu Pak-kiann iā sī gû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guu qafn kaux pakkviaf ia si guu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁴¹⁻²² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ ɡu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia³³⁻²¹ si³³⁻²¹ ɡu²³/

Proverb

牛牽到北京也是牛

1. (Hokkien) Synonym of 牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛 / 牛就是牛，牵到北京也是牛