| 杀牛宰羊 |
shā niú zǎi yáng |
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom) |
| 杀 |
shā |
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |
| 牛 |
Niú |
surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú |
ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |
| 宰 |
zǎi |
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge / (bound form) to govern; to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) |
| 羊 |
Yáng |
surname Yang |
| 羊 |
yáng |
sheep; goat / CL:头,只 |