{"id":804,"date":"2023-07-26T22:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=804"},"modified":"2023-07-26T22:55:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T14:55:35","slug":"happy-niu-year-9-chinese-words-phrases-with-the-image-of-niu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.mandarininn.cn\/blog\/?p=804","title":{"rendered":"Happy Ni\u00fa Year! 9 Chinese Words & Phrases with the Image of Ni\u00fa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all know that 2021 is\u00a0the Year of Ox. Since this animal plays an important role in ancient Chinese agriculture production and daily life, the image of ox has become an essential part of national culture that\u00a0contains rich significance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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In additional to referring to the animal, the word \u201c\u725b<\/strong>\u201d has positive meanings such as diligence, kindness, loyalty, honesty and strength; as well as something not that great like obstinacy, clumsiness, inferiority and monstrosity. How many words do you know that is related to \u201c\u725b<\/strong>\u201d? <\/p>\n\n\n

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1.  \u725b ni\u00fa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here it is an adjective to describe someone who is awesome that impressed you a lot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u01d0 t\u00e0i ni\u00fa<\/strong> le\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f60\u592a\u725b<\/strong>\u4e86\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You rock<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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2. \u5439\u725b\uff08\u76ae\uff09 chu\u012b ni\u00fa (p\u00ed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A common saying which means bragging about, or the words said are merely exaggeration<\/strong>. It can also refer to free chatting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u0101 \u00e0i chu\u012bni\u00fa<\/strong>\uff0csu\u01d2y\u01d0 d\u00e0ji\u0101 d\u014du b\u00f9 xi\u0101ngx\u00ecn t\u0101 shu\u014d de hu\u00e0\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4ed6\u7231\u5439\u725b<\/strong>\uff0c\u6240\u4ee5\u5927\u5bb6\u90fd\u4e0d\u76f8\u4fe1\u4ed6\u8bf4\u7684\u8bdd\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He loves boasting <\/strong>so that no one believes his words.<\/p>\n\n\n

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3. \u725b\u5e02 ni\u00fa sh\u00ec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literally \u201cbull market<\/strong>\u201d, a term used for the phenomenon of prices having been rising more for period of long time instead of dropping in stock market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021ni\u00e1n zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 g\u01d4pi\u00e0o hu\u00ec y\u00edngl\u00e1i ni\u00fash\u00ec<\/strong> ma\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021\u5e74\u4e2d\u56fd\u80a1\u7968\u4f1a\u8fce\u6765\u725b\u5e02<\/strong>\u5417\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Chinese stocks greet a bull market <\/strong>in 2021?<\/p>\n\n\n

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4. \u94bb\u725b\u89d2\u5c16 zu\u0101n ni\u00fa ji\u01ceo ji\u0101n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metaphorically refer to someone who tends to stubbornly dig into something not worth further discussion and being inflexible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zu\u00f2sh\u00ec y\u00e0o li\u00fay\u01d2uy\u00fad\u00ec\uff0cbi\u00e9 l\u01ceo zu\u0101n ni\u00faji\u01ceoji\u0101n<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u505a\u4e8b\u8981\u7559\u6709\u4f59\u5730\uff0c\u522b\u8001\u94bb\u725b\u89d2\u5c16<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave some leeway to do things, don\u2019t be over stubborn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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5. \u725b\u6c14\u51b2\u5929 ni\u00fa q\u00ec ch\u014dng ti\u0101n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is used for saying something going up in good trend, like business is flourishing and prosperous<\/strong>. A good word especially for wishing other people in the year of ox!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zh\u00f9 n\u01d0 z\u00e0i x\u012bnde y\u00ecni\u00e1n l\u01d0 sh\u00ecy\u00e8 f\u0101zh\u01cen ni\u00faq\u00ecch\u014dngti\u0101n<\/strong>\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u795d\u4f60\u5728\u65b0\u7684\u4e00\u5e74\u91cc\u4e8b\u4e1a\u53d1\u5c55\u725b\u6c14\u51b2\u5929<\/strong>\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wish you have a flourishing<\/strong> business in the new year!<\/p>\n\n\n

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6. \u5c0f\u8bd5\u725b\u5200 xi\u01ceo sh\u00ec ni\u00fa d\u0101o<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proverb means trying one\u2019s hand at, or displaying only a small part of one\u2019s talent before showing great ability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zh\u00e8g\u00e8 xi\u00e0ngm\u00f9 zh\u01d0b\u00fagu\u00f2 sh\u00ec t\u0101 xi\u01ceosh\u00ecni\u00fad\u0101o<\/strong> \u00e9ry\u01d0\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8fd9\u4e2a\u9879\u76ee\u53ea\u4e0d\u8fc7\u662f\u4ed6\u5c0f\u8bd5\u725b\u5200<\/strong>\u800c\u5df2\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is just a trial <\/strong>for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. \u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434 du\u00ec ni\u00fa t\u00e1n q\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you talk to someone who does not know what you are saying<\/strong>, you are like playing a musical instrument to a cow as it will not give you feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

G\u0113n t\u0101 shu\u014dle b\u00e0nti\u0101n\uff0ct\u0101 ji\u00f9sh\u00ec b\u00f9d\u01d2ng\uff0cji\u01cenzh\u00ed du\u00ecni\u00fat\u00e1nq\u00edn<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u8ddf\u4ed6\u8bf4\u4e86\u534a\u5929\uff0c\u4ed6\u5c31\u662f\u4e0d\u61c2\uff0c\u7b80\u76f4\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After talking to him for a long time, he just didn’t understand. I was like casting pearls before swine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. \u4e5d\u725b\u4e8c\u864e\u4e4b\u529b ji\u01d4 ni\u00fa \u00e8r h\u01d4 zh\u012b l\u00ec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you imagine the strength of nine oxen and two tigers? The idiom refers to great power<\/strong> and used in situations where it takes a lot effort to accomplish something<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W\u01d2 hu\u0101le ji\u01d4ni\u00fa \u00e8rh\u01d4 zh\u012b l\u00ec<\/strong> c\u00e1i b\u01ce l\u01ceob\u01cen b\u00f9zh\u00ec de r\u00e8nw\u00f9 w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng le\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u6211\u82b1\u4e86\u4e5d\u725b\u4e8c\u864e\u4e4b\u529b<\/strong>\u624d\u628a\u8001\u677f\u5e03\u7f6e\u7684\u4efb\u52a1\u5b8c\u6210\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It costs me great efforts to finish the task assigned by my boss.<\/p>\n\n\n

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9. \u98ce\u9a6c\u725b\u4e0d\u76f8\u53ca f\u0113ng m\u01ce ni\u00fa b\u00f9 xi\u0101ng j\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This phrase is to say there is no relation between the things being discussed<\/strong>. Originated from Chinese history that the State of Qi and State of Chu are two different countries. One like ox walks downwind while the other like horse walks against wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u0101men de xi\u01cengf\u01ce y\u00fa w\u01d2men de s\u012bw\u00e9i f\u0101ngsh\u00ec f\u0113ngm\u01ceni\u00fa b\u00f9xi\u0101ngj\u00ed<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u60f3\u6cd5\u4e0e\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u601d\u7ef4\u65b9\u5f0f\u98ce\u9a6c\u725b\u4e0d\u76f8\u53ca<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their ideas are totally different <\/strong>from our way of thinking. <\/p>\n\n\n

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