| 呼牛作马 |
hū niú zuò mǎ |
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me. |
| 呼 |
hū |
to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale |
| 呼 |
hū |
variant of 呼 / to shout / to call out |
| 牛 |
Niú |
surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú |
ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |
| 作 |
zuō |
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 |
zuò |
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works |
| 作马 |
zuò mǎ |
sawhorse |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |