bā wū qiān niú

Traditional: 扒屋牽牛

扒屋牵牛 (bā wū qiān niú) is a Chinese word meaning “to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb); to strip of everything”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)
  2. 2to strip of everything

Characters in 扒屋牵牛

扒bā · to peel屋wū · (bound form) house牵qiān · to lead along牛niú · ox

Related words

牛ox牛surname Niu屋子house屋(bound form) house牛奶cow's milk牛仔cowboy屋顶roof牛肉beef牛排steak牵to lead along小屋cabin房屋house

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