MDBG Mobile Chinese English Dictionary (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone)

对牛弹琴	duì niú tán qín	lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom) / fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience / to cast pearls before swine / caviar to the general / to preach to deaf ears / to talk over sb's head
奉若神明	fèng ruò shén míng	to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
舐犊情深	shì dú qíng shēn	lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) / fig. to show deep affection towards one's children
威吓	wēi hè	to threaten / to intimidate / to cow
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.
牛角挂书	niú jiǎo guà shū	lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) / fig. to be diligent in one's studies
倒嚼	dǎo jiào	(of cows) to ruminate
倒噍	dǎo jiào	to ruminate (of cows)
四不像	sì bù xiàng	common name for 麋鹿, Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse / an odd mixture of disparate elements / hodgepodge / farrago
慑	shè	(bound form) to fear; to be cowed / (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate / Taiwan pr. [zhe2]
呼牛呼马	hū niú hū 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.