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Meanings
ox
cow
bull
CL: tiáo, tóu
newton (abbr. for niú dùn)
(slang) awesome
surname Niu
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Words with 牛 592 total
Taurus (star sign) · Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市, Sichuan金牛Jīn niúBig Dipper and Altair (astronomy)斗牛Dǒu Niúbull公牛gōng niúoffspring of a bull and a female yak犏牛piān niúAltair (star) · Cowherd of the folk tale Cowherd and Weaving maid牵牛Qiān niúdairy cattle乳牛rǔ niú(dialect) beef steak牛扒niú páburdock (Arctium lappa)牛蒡niú bàng
Idioms with 牛 130 total Chain
(idiom) building walls with boards and feeding cattle; a reference to sages who rose from humble origins版筑饭牛bǎn zhù fàn niúlit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) · fig. the young are fearless初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔto resort to bragging and flattering吹牛拍马chuī niú pāi mǎto abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)带牛佩犊dài niú pèi dúlit. 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对牛弹琴duì niú tán qín(lit.) as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) · (fig.) innumerable; countless多如牛毛duō rú niú máo
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