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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- slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
- to prepare a big feast (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
九牛一毛
- 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
九牛二虎之力
- 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
任人宰割
- 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 2 to be taken advantage of
初生牛犊不怕虎
- 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. the young are fearless