lǎo
huáng
niú

idiom
common

Meaning of 老黄牛

老黄牛 means a metaphor for an honest, diligent and hardworking person who toils tirelessly without complaint. Pronounced lǎo huáng niú.

  • a metaphor for an honest, diligent and hardworking person who toils tirelessly without complaint

Definitions & Examples

jiù
xiàng
tóu
lǎo
huáng
niú
 
gēng
yún
zài
de
gǎng
wèi
shàng
 

He is just like a diligent ox, silently toiling away at his post.

men
yào
yáng
lǎo
huáng
niú
jīng
shén
 
lèi
 

We should carry forward the spirit of the hardworking ox, fearing neither hardship nor exhaustion.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
jiào
shī
shì
quán
xiào
gōng
rèn
de
lǎo
huáng
niú
 

This veteran teacher is recognized by the whole school as a dedicated, hardworking person.

Lǐng
dǎo
zài
huì
shàng
biǎo
yáng
le
xiē
xiàng
lǎo
huáng
niú
yàng
gōng
zuò
de
tóng
zhì
 

The leaders praised at the meeting those comrades who worked like diligent oxen.