牛舌 - ox tongue - niú shé | Definition

九牛一毛

jiǔ niú yī máo

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

九牛二虎之力

jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

1 tremendous strength (idiom)

初生牛犊不怕虎

chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

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

割鸡焉用牛刀

gē jī yān yòng niú dāo

1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]

口干舌燥

kǒu gān shé zào

1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

呼牛作马

hū niú zuò mǎ

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

呼牛呼马

hū niú hū mǎ

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

土牛木马

tǔ niú mù mǎ

1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2 worthless object

多如牛毛

duō rú niú máo

1 as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)
2 great amount of
3 countless

如簧之舌

rú huáng zhī shé

1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
2 fig. a glib tongue

对牛弹琴

duì niú tán qín

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

小试牛刀

xiǎo shì niú dāo

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

巧舌如簧

qiǎo shé rú huáng

1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
2 fig. to have a glib tongue

带牛佩犊

dài niú pèi dú

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

弄嘴弄舌

nòng zuǐ nòng shé

1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)

张口结舌

zhāng kǒu jié shé

1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
2 gaping and speechless

拙嘴笨舌

zhuō zuǐ bèn shé

1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

搬唇递舌

bān chún dì shé

1 to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
2 to blab
3 to tell tales

杀牛宰羊

shā niú zǎi yáng

1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)

气喘如牛

qì chuǎn rú niú

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

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