牛不喝水强按头

Traditional: 牛不喝水強按頭

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Dictionary entry

lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)

What does 牛不喝水强按头 mean?

牛不喝水强按头 (niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)

2fig. to try to impose one's will on sb

Character breakdown

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牛Niúsurname Niu 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-喝hēto drink · variant of 嗬[he1]水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 强Qiángsurname Qiang 按ànto press · to push 头tóuhead · hair style

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牛不喝水强按头

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