当牛作马 in English dang1 niu2 zuo4 ma3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to work like a horse and toil like an ox
  • metaphorically to slave for somebody

Simplified Characters

当 牛 作 马

Traditional Characters

當 牛 作 馬

Pinyin

dang1 niu2 zuo4 ma3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

当dang1(onom.) dong 牛niu2surname Niu 作zuo4worker 马ma3surname Ma