扒屋牽牛

简 扒屋牵牛 · 繁 扒屋牽牛
Mandarin · pinyin bā wū qiān niú

Meanings

  1. to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)
  2. to strip of everything
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扒
bā · scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch
屋
wū · house; room; building, shelter
牽
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牛
niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
牵
qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
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1–1–1–2 · ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2

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扒屋牽牛 · ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2
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Exact source record扒屋牽牛 扒屋牵牛 [ba1 wu1 qian1 niu2] /to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)/to strip of everything/