呼牛作马

Traditional: 呼牛作馬

hū niú zuò mǎ

Dictionary entry

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

What does 呼牛作马 mean?

呼牛作马 (hū niú zuò mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it

2Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

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呼hūto call · to cry 牛Niúsurname Niu 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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呼牛作马

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