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牛頭馬面

ngau4 tau4 maa5 min6收錄於 2 本詞典
粵典 (words.hk)香港

華人道教傳統中,閻王嘅一對役差,個身係人形, 但一個個頭係牛,另一個個頭係馬 (In Chinese Taoism legend, the two functionaries of the King of Hades, which always appear in pair, one with the head of ox, and one with the head of horse; Ox-Head and Horse-Face)

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用例

佢見到牛頭馬面企喺病牀前,知道自己壽命將至。

keoi5 gin3 dou2 ngau4 tau4 maa5 min6 kei5 hai2 beng6 cong4 cin4, zi1 dou6 zi6 gei2 sau6 ming6 zoeng1 zi3.

Seeing Ox-Head and Horse-Face standing in front of his sickbed, he knew death was imminent.

維基辭典粵語

原書拼音: /ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maː¹³ miːn²²/

01

Ox-Head and Horse-Face; guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology

02

ugly and wicked person

03

unacceptable; scandalous; outrageous