Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「童牛角馬」, explained here.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「童牛角馬」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
A calf is a cow without horns; a wildebeest is a horse with horns. A metaphor for something that is neither fish nor fowl. It also refers to things that go against common sense and cannot exist.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tóng niú jiǎo mǎ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tung4 ngau4 gok3 ma5
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
