牛頭 [－头]

Jyutping ngau4 tau4
Pinyin niú tóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
  2. ox head
  3. ox-head shaped wine vessel
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, informal
    forward in a scrum
  2. noun, humorous
    Daoist priest
  3. noun
    oxhead
  4. noun, Taiwan
    leader of a class of underachievers (someone who always leads classmates in fooling around)
  5. name, Chinese, Japanese
    Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of hell
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    牛唔饮水唔㩒得牛头低。
    牛唔飲水唔㩒得牛頭低。
    ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1 。
    • You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    正如我伯爷话事偈，牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低。
    正如我伯爺話事偈，牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低。
    zing3 jyu4 ngo5 baak3 je1 waa6 si6 gai2, ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1.
    • As the saying my father quotes goes, if someone is unwilling to do something, it is not possible to force them.
  2. Cantonese
    佢见到牛头马面企喺病床前，知道自己寿命将至。
    佢見到牛頭馬面企喺病牀前，知道自己壽命將至。
    keoi5 gin3 dou2 ngau4 tau4 maa5 min6 kei5 hai2 beng6 cong4 cin4, zi1 dou6 zi6 gei2 sau6 ming6 zoeng1 zi3.
    • Seeing Ox-Head and Horse-Face standing in front of his sickbed, he knew death was imminent.
  3. Cantonese
    请左个外佣返嚟，阿妈同佢牛头唔搭马嘴，好难沟通。
    請左個外傭返嚟，阿媽同佢牛頭唔搭馬嘴，好難溝通。
    ceng2 zo2 go3 ngoi6 jung4 faan1 lei4, aa3 maa1 tung4 keoi5 ngau4 tau4 m4 daap3 maa5 zeoi2, hou2 naan4 kau1 tung1
    • We hired a foreign domestic helper. But mum has cultural difference with her, and thus can hardly communicate.
  4. Cantonese
    俗语有话：牛唔饮水唔揿得牛头低。
    俗語有話：牛唔飲水唔撳得牛頭低。
    zuk6 jyu5 jau5 waa6: ngau4 m4 jam2 seoi2 m4 gam6 dak1 ngau4 tau4 dai1.
    • As the common saying goes, if the cow isn't drinking water, there's no way you can push its head down.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我怎么被这个人牛头人了？他真是个渣男。
    我怎麼被這個人牛頭人了？他真是個渣男。
    wǒ zěn me bèi zhè ge rén niú tóu rén le ？ tā zhēn shì ge zhā nán ．
    • How did I get cheated on by this person? He really is a scumbag.