牛衣对泣 (牛衣對泣)
niú yī duì qì
Pinyin

Definition

牛衣对泣 (牛衣對泣)
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niú yī duì qì
  1. couple living in destitute misery (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 classifier: 件 jiàn
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
Niú
  1. 1 surname Niu
niú nǎi
  1. 1 cow's milk
  2. 2 classifier: 瓶 píng
  3. 3 classifier: 杯 bēi
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
  3. 3 classifier: 套 tào

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)
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
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
可歌可泣
kě gē kě qì
  1. 1 lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
  2. 2 happy and sad
  3. 3 inspiring and tragic