强按牛头不喝水強按牛頭不喝水強按牛頭不喝水

forcing down an ox's head won't make it drink

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Force and orders can't make someone do what they don't want. Like 'you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink'.

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Simplified: 强按牛头不喝水
Traditional (Taiwan): 強按牛頭不喝水
Pinyin: qiǎng àn niútóu bù hēshuǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): qiáng àn niútóu bù hēshuǐ
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄜㄕㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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