牛不喝水强按头 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

不要做牛不喝水强按头的事

2

这样做是牛不喝水强按头

3

不要牛不喝水强按头

4

别牛不喝水强按头

Definition

牛不喝水强按头

Literally means:

making an ox drink by forcing its head into the water

Actually means:

try to impose one's will on sb; force sb to do something

Literally it means making an ox drink by forcing its head into the water. It metaphorically means forcing somebody to do something. Derogatory.

牛不想喝水，但是把它的头按到水里，一定要让它喝水。比喻强迫人做某事。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as predicate or attributive. (作小句、谓语、定语)

1

Wǒ

我

jīntiān

今天

zhēn

真

de

的

bù

不

xiǎng

想

chūqù

出去

guàngjiē

逛街

,

nǐ

你

biè

别

niú

牛

bù

不

hēshuǐ

喝水

jiàng

强

àn

按

tóu

头

,

yìngyào

硬要

wǒ

我

péi

陪

nǐ

你

chūqù

出去

,

zhǎo

找

biéren

别人

bā

吧

。

I really don't want to go out shopping today, you don't want cattle don't drink water strong press head, force me to accompany you out, find someone else.

2

Zhècì

这次

nǐ

你

bùyào

不要

zài

再

zuò

做

niú

牛

bù

不

hēshuǐ

喝水

jiàng

强

àn

按

tóu

头

de

的

shì

事

lā

啦

!

Fǒuzé

否则

huì

会

zāodào

遭到

tóusù

投诉

de

的

。

This time you don't do cattle do not drink water strong press head thing! Otherwise, there will be a complaint.

3

Niú

牛

bù

不

hēshuǐ

喝水

jiàng

强

àn

按

tóu

头

,

jìrán

既然

tā

他

bù

不

kěn

肯

qù

去

,

nǐ

你

yòu

又

hébì

何必

wéinán

为难

tā

他

?

Cows don't drink water and press their heads hard, since he won't go, why should you make him feel bad?