气 冲 牛 斗

qì chōng niú dǒudictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

氣沖牛斗 气冲牛斗 [qi4 chong1 niu2 dou3] /(idiom) imposing and powerful; (in modern usage, esp.) extremely angry/

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Other forms in these source records: 氣沖牛斗

气
qì
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
冲
chōng
(of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with / thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush
chòng
powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of
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
斗
dǒu
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[shēng] or one-tenth of a 石[dàn] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object
dòu
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
Dǒu
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Běi dǒu xīng]

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