- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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牛头不对马嘴
牛头不对马嘴
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)(inherited)
- 。
What he said was completely off the wall.
- 貳形adjective
fig. wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous(inherited)
- 。
What you're saying is completely off topic.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
牛头不对马嘴
Traditional牛頭不對馬嘴
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)(inherited)
- 。
What he said was completely off the wall.
- 貳形adjective
fig. wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous(inherited)
- 。
What you're saying is completely off topic.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
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