九牛二虎之力
九牛二虎之力 jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6
- tremendous strength (idiom)
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九
- 九份 Jiǔ fèn ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄈㄣˋ gau2 fan6 Jiufen (or Jioufen or Chiufen), mountainside town in north Taiwan, former gold mining town, used as the setting for two well-known movies
- 九价 九價 jiǔ jià ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gau2 gaa3 (medicine) 9-valent HPV vaccine; Gardasil 9 (abbr. for 九價HPV九价HPV疫苗)
- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 九卿 jiǔ qīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gau2 hing1 the nine top officials (in imperial China)
- 九原 Jiǔ yuán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢˊ gau2 jyun4 see 九原区
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- 九台 Jiǔ tái ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞˊ gau2 toi4 see 九台区
- 九天 jiǔ tiān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ gau2 tin1 the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens
- 九如 Jiǔ rú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ gau2 jyu4 Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
- 九孔 jiǔ kǒng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ gau2 hung2 abalone (Haliotis diversicolor)
- 九州 Jiǔ zhōu ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ gau2 zau1 division of China during earliest dynasties
- 九巴 Jiǔ bā ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ gau2 baa1 Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) (abbr. for 九龙巴士)
- 九成 jiǔ chéng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ gau2 sing4 nine-tenths
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 九月 Jiǔ yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 jyut6 September
- 九归 九歸 jiǔ guī ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄟ gau2 gwai1 abacus division rules (using a single-digit divisor)
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 九泉 jiǔ quán ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gau2 cyun4 the nine springs
- 九流 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家
- 九渊 九淵 jiǔ yuān ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄢ gau2 jyun1 abyss
- 九窍 九竅 jiǔ qiào ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gau2 hiu3 nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
牛
- 吹牛 chuī niú ㄔㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ceoi1 ngau4 to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
- 奶牛 nǎi niú ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ naai5 ngau4 milk cow
- 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
- 牛排 niú pái ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ ngau4 paai4 steak
- 蜗牛 蝸牛 wō niú ㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo1 ngau4 snail
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- 牛仔裤 牛仔褲 niú zǎi kù ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ ngau4 zai2 fu3 jeans
- 丑牛 chǒu niú ㄔㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ cau2 ngau4 Year 2, year of the Bull or Ox (e.g. 2009)
- 乳牛 rǔ niú ㄖㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyu5 ngau4 dairy cattle
- 公牛 gōng niú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ gung1 ngau4 bull
- 原牛 yuán niú ㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ jyun4 ngau4 aurochs (Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox
- 和牛 hé niú ㄏㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ wo4 ngau4 wagyu
- 土牛 tǔ niú ㄊㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tou2 ngau4 clay ox
- 大牛 dà niú ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ daai6 ngau4 (coll.) leading light
- 天牛 tiān niú ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄡˊ tin1 ngau4 Longhorn beetle
- 小牛 xiǎo niú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ siu2 ngau4 calf
- 斗牛 Dǒu Niú ㄉㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ dau2 ngau4 Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
- 牦牛 氂牛 máo niú ㄇㄠˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ lei4 ngau4 yak (Bos grunniens)
- 水牛 shuǐ niú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ seoi2 ngau4 water buffalo
- 海牛 hǎi niú ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ hoi2 ngau4 manatee
- 牛B niú B ㄋㄧㄡˊ B ngau4 see 牛屄
二
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄜ ji6 sau2 ce1 second-hand car
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋ ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3 carbon dioxide CO2
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- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 一二 yī èr ㄧ ㄦˋ jat1 ji6 one or two; a few
- 不二 bù èr ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ bat1 ji6 the only (choice, way etc)
- 幺二 么二 yāo èr ㄧㄠ ㄦˋ jiu1 ji6 one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)
- 二七 Èr qī ㄦˋ ㄑㄧ ji6 cat1 see 二七区
- 二世 èr shì ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ji6 sai3 the Second (of numbered kings)
- 二代 èr dài ㄦˋ ㄉㄞˋ ji6 doi6 second generation
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 二来 二來 èr lái ㄦˋ ㄌㄞˊ ji6 loi4 secondly, ...
- 二便 èr biàn ㄦˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji6 bin6 urination and defecation
- 二侧 二側 èr cè ㄦˋ ㄘㄜˋ ji6 zak1 two sides
- 二价 二價 èr jià ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji6 gaa3 negotiable price
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
虎
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 伏虎 fú hǔ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ fuk6 fu2 to subdue a tiger
- 壁虎 bì hǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˇ bik1 fu2 gecko; house lizard
- 寅虎 yín hǔ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨˇ jan4 fu2 Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
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- 猛虎 měng hǔ ㄇㄥˇ ㄏㄨˇ maang5 fu2 fierce tiger
- 白虎 Bái hǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ baak6 fu2 White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
- 石虎 Shí Hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 后赵
- 石虎 shí hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 罴虎 羆虎 pí hǔ ㄆㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ bei1 fu2 fierce animals
- 卧虎 臥虎 wò hǔ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngo6 fu2 crouching tiger
- 艾虎 ài hǔ ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngaai6 fu2 see 艾鼬
- 虎丘 Hǔ qiū ㄏㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄡ fu2 jau1 see 虎丘区
- 虎口 hǔ kǒu ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ fu2 hau2 tiger's den
- 虎子 hǔ zǐ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ fu2 zi2 tiger cub
- 虎将 虎將 hǔ jiàng ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ fu2 zoeng3 valiant general
- 虎尾 Hǔ wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 mei5 Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 虎年 hǔ nián ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ fu2 nin4 Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
- 虎林 Hǔ lín ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ fu2 lam4 see 虎林市
- 虎牌 Hǔ Pái ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄞˊ fu2 paai4 Tiger Brand (beer)
Idioms with these characters
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ gau2 ngau4 jat1 mou4 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 九天揽月 九天攬月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ gau2 tin1 laam5 jyut6 (idiom) to reach for the stars
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- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 龙生九子 龍生九子 lóng shēng jiǔ zǐ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ lung4 sang1 gau2 zi2 lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters
- 三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí ㄙㄢ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄥˇ jat1 jin4 gau2 ding2 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
- 带牛佩犊 帶牛佩犢 dài niú pèi dú ㄉㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄉㄨˊ daai3 ngau4 pui3 duk6 to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)
- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
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- 汗牛充栋 汗牛充棟 hàn niú chōng dòng ㄏㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hon6 ngau4 cung1 dung3 lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom); fig. many books
- 呼牛呼马 呼牛呼馬 hū niú hū mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 fu1 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 老牛舐犊 老牛舐犢 lǎo niú shì dú ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨˊ lou5 ngau4 saai5 duk6 lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
- 目无全牛 目無全牛 mù wú quán niú ㄇㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ muk6 mou4 cyun4 ngau4 to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
- 别无二致 別無二致 bié wú èr zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ bit6 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 毫无二致 毫無二致 háo wú èr zhì ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ hou4 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄧ ㄦˋ loek6 zi1 jat1 ji6 (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
- 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄧˋ saam1 sam1 ji6 ji3 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ syut3 jat1 bat1 ji6 to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
- 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr ㄕㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕㄨˇ ㄦˋ sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6 (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ cong4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄠˋ caai4 long4 fu2 paau3 lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)
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- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
- 虎踞龙盘 虎踞龍盤 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎踞龙蟠 虎踞龍蟠 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
Example sentences
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他用 尽 盡 九牛二虎之力 也 开 開 不了 那 道 门 門 。
No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.
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