牛不喝水强按头 — “To force someone to do something against their will”
牛不喝水强按头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to force someone to do something against their will”. You cannot force an unwilling person. Literally, “Force an ox's head down to make it drink when it's unwilling”.
牛不喝水强按头 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- niú牛nóng农duì对qì泣impoverished couple weeping together
- niú牛dāo刀gē割jī鸡overkill for a trivial task
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- niú牛kǒu口zhī之xià下A humble or inferior position
- niú牛tīng听tán弹qín琴explain profound things to an uncomprehending person
- niú牛tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
- niú牛tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马miàn面irrelevant answer or complete mismatch
- niú牛tóu头ā阿páng旁ox-headed demon guard of hell
- niú牛tóu头mǎ马miàn面hideous enforcers of evil
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What does 牛不喝水强按头 mean?
牛不喝水强按头 (niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to force someone to do something against their will”.
How do you pronounce 牛不喝水强按头?
牛不喝水强按头 is pronounced niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 牛不喝水强按头 literally mean?
Literally, 牛不喝水强按头 means “Force an ox's head down to make it drink when it's unwilling”. It is used to mean “to force someone to do something against their will”.
What is the Chinese definition of 牛不喝水强按头?
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