牛不喝水强按头 niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2

lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)

Traditional: 牛不喝水強按頭

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niu2

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up