"做牛做馬" meaning in Chinese

See 做牛做馬 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/, /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/, /t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/, /t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/, /t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: zuòniúzuòmǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zou⁶ ngau⁴ zou⁶ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chò-gû-chò-bé, zuòniúzuòmǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], zuònióuzuòmǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tso⁴-niu²-tso⁴-ma³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dzwò-nyóu-dzwò-mǎ [Mandarin, Yale], tzuohnioutzuohmaa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзонюцзома [Mandarin, Palladius], czonjuczoma [Mandarin, Palladius], jouh ngàuh jouh máh [Cantonese, Yale], dzou⁶ ngau⁴ dzou⁶ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zou⁶ ngeo⁴ zou⁶ ma⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chò-gû-chò-bé [Hokkien, POJ], tsò-gû-tsò-bé [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zoirguzoirbea [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 做牛做馬
  1. to work one's butt off; to work extremely hard Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-做牛做馬-zh-phrase-YvnJsMkB Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. to lower one's dignity to do everything and anything for someone Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-做牛做馬-zh-phrase-BrEfW5~u

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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zou⁶ ngau⁴ zou⁶ maa⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "chò-gû-chò-bé"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòniúzuòmǎ"
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      "zh-pron": "zuònióuzuòmǎ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-niu²-tso⁴-ma³"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-nyóu-dzwò-mǎ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohnioutzuohmaa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзонюцзома"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czonjuczoma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jouh ngàuh jouh máh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzou⁶ ngau⁴ dzou⁶ maa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zou⁶ ngeo⁴ zou⁶ ma⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chò-gû-chò-bé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsò-gû-tsò-bé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoirguzoirbea"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "zuòniúzuòmǎ"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zou⁶ ngau⁴ zou⁶ maa⁵"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "zuòniúzuòmǎ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso⁴-niu²-tso⁴-ma³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzwò-nyóu-dzwò-mǎ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzuohnioutzuohmaa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзонюцзома"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czonjuczoma"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jouh ngàuh jouh máh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzou⁶ ngau⁴ dzou⁶ maa⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zou⁶ ngeo⁴ zou⁶ ma⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chò-gû-chò-bé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsò-gû-tsò-bé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zoirguzoirbea"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sou̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡sou̯²² maː¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡so⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "做牛做馬"
}

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