Meaning of 牛头马面
牛头马面 means Ox-Head and Horse-Face (the two demon guards of Yama, the King of Hell); people with sinister, repulsive, or malicious characters. Pronounced niú tóu mǎ miàn.
- Ox-Head and Horse-Face (the two demon guards of Yama, the King of Hell)
- people with sinister, repulsive, or malicious characters
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
sì寺
miào庙
de的
bì壁
huà画
shàng上
，
cháng常
cháng常
néng能
kàn看
dào到
niú牛
tóu头
mǎ马
miàn面
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
。
Images of Ox-Head and Horse-Face can often be seen in temple murals.
Gù故
shì事
lǐ里
shuō说
，
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
de的
rén人
sǐ死
hòu后
huì会
bèi被
niú牛
tóu头
mǎ马
miàn面
yā押
dào到
yán阎
wang王
diàn殿
。
The story says that evil people after death will be escorted to the court of Yama by Ox-Head and Horse-Face.