死牛一便頸

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Chinese

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to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
ox; cow; bull
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
side neck
trad. (死牛一便頸) 便
simp. (死牛一便颈) 便
alternative forms 死牛一邊頸死牛一边颈
Literally: “dead ox (turned to) one side of the neck”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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死牛一便頸

  1. (Cantonese) stubborn as a mule; bull-headed; stiff-necked