1. (coll.) bullheaded2. obstinate
1. key point2. crux3. (old) Daoist (facetious)
Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia
Jinniu, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[chéng dū shì], Sichuan
1. lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem2. to bash one's head against a brick wall3. a wild goose chase4. a blind alley+2 条 +3 条 1. to push with the forehead2. to lock horns3. to be at loggerheads
1. matador2. toreador3. bullfighter
hardened mucus in nostrils
1. (lit.) one hair from nine oxen (idiom)2. (fig.) a drop in the ocean
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
to resort to bragging and flattering
1. to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it2. Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
1. to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it2. Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
1. clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance2. worthless object
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín HSK 7–9 1. lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)2. fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience3. to cast pearls before swine4. caviar to the general+2 条 +3 条 1. to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)2. to huff and puff
(idiom) extremely angry; infuriated
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
1. cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense2. insignificant
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
1. lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)2. fig. to be diligent in one's studies
1. Cowherd and Weaving maid (characters in folk story)2. separated lovers3. Altair and Vega (stars)
1. cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike2. also written 牛骥同皂[niú jì tóng zào]
cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
1. to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled2. able to see through the problem at one glance
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia
1. lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)2. fig. slow and inefficient
1. lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)2. fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children
1. lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)2. fig. to move at a snail's pace3. to make slow progress
tremendous strength (idiom)
杀鸡焉用牛刀 殺雞焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo 1. don't use a sledgehammer on a nut2. aquila non capit muscam
初生牛犊不怕虎 初生牛犢不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ 1. lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)2. fig. the young are fearless
see 小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo]
see 猴年马月[hóu nián mǎ yuè]
牛头不对马嘴 牛頭不對馬嘴 niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ see 驴唇不对马嘴[chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]
aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
1. (coll.) leading light2. superstar3. badass4. (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini+1 条