牛不喝水难按角

Traditional: 牛不喝水難按角

niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo

Dictionary entry

(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

What does 牛不喝水难按角 mean?

牛不喝水难按角 (niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

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 难nándifficult (to...) · problem 按ànto press · to push 角Juésurname Jue

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牛不喝水难按角

niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn jiǎo

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