niú

idiom
noun

Meaning of 孺子牛

孺子牛 means willing ox (metaphor for one who serves the people wholeheartedly). Pronounced rú zǐ niú.

  • willing ox (metaphor for one who serves the people wholeheartedly)

Definitions & Examples

Héng
méi
lěng
duì
qiān
zhǐ
 
shǒu
gān
wéi
niú
 

Frowning coldly at the pointing fingers of thousands, I bow my head willingly to be an ox for the children.

gān
dāng
niú
 
wèi
rén
mín
le
bèi
zi
 

He was willing to be an ox for the children, serving the people his whole life.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
jiào
shòu
yáng
niú
jīng
shén
 
péi
yǎng
le
dài
yòu
dài
de
xué
shēng
 

This old professor carried forward the spirit of the willing ox, cultivating generation after generation of students.