牛骥同槽 — Chinese idiom
牛骥同槽
niú jì tóng cáo
Traditional: 牛驥同槽
Meaning
- cow and famous steed at the same trough ; fig. the common and the great are treated alike
- also written 牛骥同皂 (niú jì tóng zào)
Character by character
- 牛niúox, cow, bull
- 骥jìa thoroughbred horse; refined, virtuous
- 同tóngsame, similar; together with, alike
- 槽cáotrough, manger; vat, tank; distillery
Idioms sharing a character
- 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo
- 呼牛作马 hū niú zuò mǎ
- 呼牛呼马 hū niú hū mǎ
- 土牛木马 tǔ niú mù mǎ
- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo
- 对牛弹琴 duì niú tán qín
- 小试牛刀 xiǎo shì niú dāo
- 带牛佩犊 dài niú pèi dú
- 气喘如牛 qì chuǎn rú niú
- 气冲牛斗 qì chōng niú dǒu
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