牛頭馬面
See also: 牛头马面
Chinese edit
oxhead; Daoist priest | Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of hell | ||
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trad. (牛頭馬面) | 牛頭 | 馬面 | |
simp. (牛头马面) | 牛头 | 马面 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
牛頭馬面
- (religion) Ox-Head and Horse-Face; guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
Idiom edit
牛頭馬面
- ugly and wicked person
- (Hakka) unacceptable; scandalous; outrageous
Descendants edit
- → Vietnamese: đầu trâu mặt ngựa (calque)