牛頭馬面 [－头马－]

Jyutping ngau4 tau4 maa5 min6
Pinyin niú tóu mǎ miàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    華人​道教​傳統​中​，​閻​王​嘅​一​對​役​差​，​個身​係​人形​,​ ​但​一個​個頭​係​牛​，​另​一個​個頭​係​馬
    In Chinese Taoism legend, the two functionaries of the King of Hades, which always appear in pair, one with the head of ox, and one with the head of horse; Ox-Head and Horse-Face
    • 佢見到牛頭馬面企喺病牀前，知道自己壽命將至。
      佢见到牛头马面企喺病床前，知道自己寿命将至。
      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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    Ox-Head and Horse-Face; guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology
  2. phrase, Hakka, idiomatic
    unacceptable; scandalous; outrageous
  3. phrase, idiomatic
    ugly and wicked person
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.