"đầu trâu mặt ngựa" meaning in Vietnamese

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Phrase

IPA: [ʔɗəw˨˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧ mat̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩ʔ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨ ŋɨə˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 牛頭馬面/牛头马面 (Ngưu Đầu Mã Diện, literally “Bull-Head and Horse-Face”), equivalent to đầu (“head”) + trâu (“water buffalo”) + mặt (“face”) + ngựa (“horse”). Compare Japanese 牛頭馬頭 (Gozu Mezu, Ngưu Đầu Mã Đầu, literally “Bull-Head and Horse-Head”). Etymology templates: {{cal|vi|zh|牛頭馬面|lit=Bull-Head and Horse-Face|tr=Ngưu Đầu Mã Diện}} Calque of Chinese 牛頭馬面/牛头马面 (Ngưu Đầu Mã Diện, literally “Bull-Head and Horse-Face”), {{com|vi|đầu|trâu|mặt|ngựa|t1=head|t2=water buffalo|t3=face|t4=horse}} đầu (“head”) + trâu (“water buffalo”) + mặt (“face”) + ngựa (“horse”), {{cog|ja|牛頭馬頭|lit=Bull-Head and Horse-Head|tr=Gozu Mezu, Ngưu Đầu Mã Đầu}} Japanese 牛頭馬頭 (Gozu Mezu, Ngưu Đầu Mã Đầu, literally “Bull-Head and Horse-Head”) Head templates: {{head|vi|idiom}} đầu trâu mặt ngựa
  1. (figurative) a thug (a criminal who treats others violently or roughly) Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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      },
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        "a thug (a criminal who treats others violently or roughly)"
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        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗəw˦˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩ʔ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]",
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        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗəw˨˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨ ŋɨə˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "牛頭馬頭",
        "lit": "Bull-Head and Horse-Head",
        "tr": "Gozu Mezu, Ngưu Đầu Mã Đầu"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese 牛頭馬頭 (Gozu Mezu, Ngưu Đầu Mã Đầu, literally “Bull-Head and Horse-Head”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗəw˨˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧ mat̚˧˨ʔ ŋɨə˧˨ʔ]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗəw˦˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩ʔ ŋɨə˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɗəw˨˩ ʈəw˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨ ŋɨə˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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  ],
  "word": "đầu trâu mặt ngựa"
}

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