呼牛作马

呼

hu̅

牛

niú

作

zuò

马

馬

mǎ

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it / Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

Characters and words in 呼牛作马

呼

hu̅ = hu + Ø1

to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale

Add a new mnemonic for 呼 = 乎 + 口

呼 = 乎 + 口 : In front of the space station (Ø1), Helga Horse (hu) is still under the impression that she is a chubby (乎). Franticly she cries out (呼) that from now on she'll exclusively eat mandarins (口), eating the first mandarin of many to come immediately.

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呼

嘑

hu̅ = hu + Ø1

variant of 呼[hu1] / to shout / to call out

Add a new mnemonic for 呼 = 乎 + 口

Add a new mnemonic for 嘑 = 口 + 虖

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牛

niú = ni + ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

Add a new mnemonic for 牛 = 𠂉 + 十

牛 = 𠂉 + 十 : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.

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作

zuo̅ = zu + o1

worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

Add a new mnemonic for 作 = 乍 + 亻

作

zuò = zu + o4

to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

Add a new mnemonic for 作 = 乍 + 亻

作 = 乍 + 亻 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Zapatista Zebra (zu) are high-fiveing in the observatory's bathroom (o4) because they're growing so awesome Mohawk (乍) haircuts.

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作

zuò

马

馬

mǎ

trestle / carpenter's frame

作

zuò

马

馬

mǎ