按牛头吃不得草按牛頭吃不得草按牛頭吃不得草

You can't make an ox eat grass by pressing its head down

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Forcing people to do what they don't want never works. See 强按牛头不喝水.

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Simplified: 按牛头吃不得草
Traditional (Taiwan): 按牛頭吃不得草
Pinyin: ànniútóuchībudecǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan): ànniútóuchībùdécǎo
Bopomofo: ㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄠˇ

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