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疯牛病
fēng niú bìng
Pinyin
Definition
疯牛病
-
fēng niú bìng
mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)
Character Decomposition
疯
疒
风
牛
牛
病
疒
一
人
冂
Related Words
(20)
牛
Niú
1
surname Niu
牛奶
niú nǎi
1
cow's milk
2
CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
牛肉
niú ròu
1
beef
牛逼
niú bī
1
variant of 牛屄[niú bī]
生病
shēng bìng
1
to fall ill
病
bìng
1
illness
2
CL:場|场[cháng]
3
disease
4
to fall ill
5
defect
病人
bìng rén
1
sick person
2
patient
3
invalid
4
CL:個|个[gè]
神经病
shén jīng bìng
1
mental disorder
2
neuropathy
3
(derog.) mental case
金牛
Jīn niú
1
Taurus (star sign)
2
Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
金牛座
Jīn niú zuò
1
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
传染病
chuán rǎn bìng
1
infectious disease
2
contagious disease
3
pestilence
公牛
gōng niú
1
bull
吹牛
chuī niú
1
to talk big
2
to shoot off one's mouth
3
to chat (dialect)
大病
dà bìng
1
serious illness
奶牛
nǎi niú
1
milk cow
2
dairy cow
小牛
xiǎo niú
1
calf
2
(coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
小病
xiǎo bìng
1
minor illness
2
indisposition
心病
xīn bìng
1
anxiety
2
sore point
3
secret worry
4
mental disorder
5
heart disease (medicine)
心脏病
xīn zàng bìng
1
heart disease
Idioms
(20)
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī
1
long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)
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)
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
1
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
2
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
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]
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
1
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
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.
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
1
deranged
2
demented
3
berserk (idiom)
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
多愁多病
duō chóu duō bìng
1
much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
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)
带牛佩犊
dài niú pèi dú
1
to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
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
汗牛充栋
hàn niú chōng dòng
1
lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
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