Word information
Simplified牛舌
Traditional牛舌
Pinyinniú shé
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 牛舌
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牛奶niúnǎi
cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
牛niúox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome; surname Niu
牛仔裤niúzǎikùjeans; CL:條|条[tiao2]
舌头shétoutongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
吹牛chuīniúto talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
对牛弹琴duìniú-tánqínlit. 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