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牛馬

简牛马 · 繁牛馬

Mandarin · pinyin niú mǎ

oxen and horses; beasts of burden
(fig.) drudge; laborer

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牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
馬: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3 · niu2 ma3

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noun

oxen and horses; beasts of burden
(figurative) a person who is enslaved and driven by others

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