| 牛不喝水强按头 |
niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu |
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) / fig. to try to impose one's will on sb |
| 牛 |
Niú |
surname Niu |
| 牛 |
niú |
ox / cow / bull / CL:条,头 / newton (abbr. for 牛顿) / (slang) awesome |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 喝 |
hē |
to drink / variant of 嗬 |
| 喝 |
hè |
to shout |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 强 |
Qiáng |
surname Qiang |
| 强 |
jiàng |
stubborn / unyielding |
| 强 |
qiáng |
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort |
| 强 |
jiàng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiáng |
variant of 强 |
| 强 |
qiǎng |
variant of 强 |
| 按 |
àn |
to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |