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呼牛呼马

hū niú hū mǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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.
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-aea61e3e7774e21c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

呼牛呼馬 呼牛呼马 [hu1 niu2 hu1 ma3] /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./

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Other forms in these source records: 呼牛呼馬

  • 呼
    hū

    to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale / to call out

  • 牛
    niú

    ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]) / (slang) awesome

    Niú

    surname Niu

  • 呼
    hū

    to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale / to call out

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.