按倒牛头喝水，办不到按倒牛頭喝水，辦不到按倒牛頭喝水，辦不到

Pushing down an ox's head to drink: can't be done

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

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

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Simplified: 按倒牛头喝水，办不到
Traditional (Taiwan): 按倒牛頭喝水，辦不到
Pinyin: àn dǎo niútóu hēshuǐ, bànbúdào
Pinyin (Taiwan): àn dào niútóu hēshuǐ, bànbúdào
Bopomofo: ㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄜㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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