diligent and hardworking person (metaphor)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a metaphor for an honest, diligent and hardworking person who toils tirelessly without complaint
commendatoryCommonly used to praise someone who works hard silently, often in workplace or organizational settings. Carries a strong positive, commendatory connotation, comparing the person to an old yellow ox that plods along steadily.
Tā他
jiù就
xiàng像
yī一
tóu头
lǎo老
huáng黄
niú牛
，
mò默
mò默
gēng耕
yún耘
zài在
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gǎng岗
wèi位
shàng上
。
He is just like a diligent ox, silently toiling away at his post.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
fā发
yáng扬
lǎo老
huáng黄
niú牛
jīng精
shén神
，
bù不
pà怕
kǔ苦
bù不
pà怕
lèi累
。
We should carry forward the spirit of the hardworking ox, fearing neither hardship nor exhaustion.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shī师
shì是
quán全
xiào校
gōng公
rèn认
de的
lǎo老
huáng黄
niú牛
。
This veteran teacher is recognized by the whole school as a dedicated, hardworking person.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
zài在
huì会
shàng上
biǎo表
yáng扬
le了
nà那
xiē些
xiàng像
lǎo老
huáng黄
niú牛
yī一
yàng样
gōng工
zuò作
de的
tóng同
zhì志
。
The leaders praised at the meeting those comrades who worked like diligent oxen.