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牛角掛書
简 牛角挂书 · 繁 牛角掛書Mandarin · pinyin niú jiǎo guà shū
Meanings
- lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- fig. to be diligent in one's studies
Characters in this entry
- 牛
- niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
- 角
- jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
- 掛
- guà · hang, suspend; suspense
- 書
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- 挂
- guà · hang, suspend; suspense
- 书
- shū · book, letter, document; writings
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Mandarin tones
2–3–4–1 · niu2 jiao3 gua4 shu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1
Cantonese word readings for 牛角掛書. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ngau4 gok3 gwaa3 syu1
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