Results for “牛”

(lit.) one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / (fig.) a drop in the ocean

tremendous strength (idiom)

margarine

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard

whole milk

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

see 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]

aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox

to resort to bragging and flattering

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) / it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom) / it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

wagyu

clay ox / mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)

clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object

(Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.)

to be the acknowledged leader (from the custom of a prince holding a plate on which lay the severed ears of a sacrificial bull at an alliance ceremony)

(lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) / (fig.) innumerable / countless

(coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini

Longhorn beetle

dairy farm

cow cat

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) / fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience / to cast pearls before swine / caviar to the general / to preach to deaf ears / to talk over sb's head

veal

to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)

to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)

to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb) / to strip of everything

class of underachievers / dunces' class (Tw)

margarine

(lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken? / (fig.) there's no need to use great ability or resources for a trivial task

to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom) / to huff and puff

see 氣沖牛斗|气冲牛斗[qì chōng niú dǒu]

(idiom) imposing and powerful / (in modern usage, esp.) extremely angry

lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) / fig. many books

sirloin steak

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

beef steak

bull

bull

cattle dog