呼牛呼马 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to call sth a cow or a horse ; it doesn't matter what you call it
• Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

Character by character

• 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 牛niúox, cow, bull
• 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout
• 马mǎhorse; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 一呼百应 yī hū bǎi yìng
• 一呼百诺 yī hū bǎi nuò
• 一命呜呼 yī mìng wū hū
• 呼之即来 hū zhī jí lái
• 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
• 呼来喝去 hū lái hè qù
• 呼天抢地 hū tiān qiāng dì
• 呼牛作马 hū niú zuò mǎ
• 呼风唤雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ
• 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū

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