饭牛屠狗 — “To engage in humble or menial tasks”
饭牛屠狗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in humble or menial tasks”. To do lowly work. Literally, “feeding cattle and butchering dogs”.
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饭牛屠狗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饭牛屠狗 Character Breakdown
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他虽然身居高位，却从不轻视那些饭牛屠狗的普通劳动者。
Although he holds a high position, he never looks down on ordinary laborers who engage in humble tasks.
Idioms Related to 饭牛屠狗
More idioms starting with 饭
- fàn饭náng囊yī衣jià架a useless idler
- fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng瓮a person only good for eating and drinking
- fàn饭náng囊jiǔ酒wèng甕a good-for-nothing glutton
- fàn饭kēng坑jiǔ酒náng囊a glutton and drunkard
- fàn饭lái来kāi开kǒu口to be spoon-fed
- fàn饭lái来zhāng张kǒu口to be spoon-fed
- fàn饭lì粝rú茹shū蔬eat coarse rice and vegetables
- fàn饭qiǔ糗rú茹cǎo草subsist on coarse food and wild vegetables
- fàn饭shū蔬yǐn饮shuǐ水live a simple and frugal life
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Open the tool →Questions about 饭牛屠狗
What does 饭牛屠狗 mean?
饭牛屠狗 (fàn niú tú gǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in humble or menial tasks”.
How do you pronounce 饭牛屠狗?
饭牛屠狗 is pronounced fàn niú tú gǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饭牛屠狗 literally mean?
Literally, 饭牛屠狗 means “feeding cattle and butchering dogs”. It is used to mean “to engage in humble or menial tasks”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饭牛屠狗?
①喻指从事低贱之事。②指从事贱业者。