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Open the tool →牛首阿旁 (niú shǒu ā páng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in Buddhist mythology”.
牛首阿旁 is pronounced niú shǒu ā páng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 牛首阿旁 means “Ox-headed A-Pang”. It is used to mean “in Buddhist mythology”.
佛教称地狱中长着牛头的鬼卒