杀牛宰羊 (殺牛宰羊)
shā niú zǎi yáng
Pinyin

Definition

杀牛宰羊 (殺牛宰羊)
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shā niú zǎi yáng
  1. slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. to prepare a big feast (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Niú
  1. 1 surname Niu
niú nǎi
  1. 1 cow's milk
  2. 2 classifier: 瓶 píng
  3. 3 classifier: 杯 bēi
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen

Idioms (20)

九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
  1. 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. 2 to be taken advantage of
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless