Module talk:zh/data/dial-syn/公牛

種牛 ≠ bullock
I don't think 種牛 means bullock; it's quite the opposite of what a bullock is. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 15:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * 兩岸詞典 defines it as "供配種繁殖用的牛. " though. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 15:33, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * A bullock is castrated. How can a castrated bull be used for breeding? — justin(r)leung { (t...) 15:34, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh lol, I didn't realize the label was for bullocks. I made edits into a stud. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 15:36, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Although, I wonder if 種牛 should be here because it could be used for both male and female from what I can tell. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 15:38, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I see. For the Yongchun Hokkien term though, which I also marked as a stud, it uses the character 牯, which for me is indicative of a male, so I think that should remain here. For 種牛 though, is it because of the lack of any mention in sources whether it's a male or female? --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 15:40, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I do think you're probably right about Yongchun, but the term 種牛 doesn't specify male or female. I also wonder if instead we should have a module for 種牛, cf. MoE dictionary. — justin(r)leung { (t...) 15:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I was thinking that if the dialectal synonym module for 公豬 has male pigs, studs, and castrated terms in one module, then it makes sense for 公牛 to be the same. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 16:00, 25 March 2024 (UTC)