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牛头马面
niú​tóu​mǎ​miàn

devils in animal forms

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 牛头 牛頭 niú​tóu
    Ox-Head
    one of the two fearsome guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology and Buddhism, often paired with 马面 mǎ​miàn
  2. 马面 馬面 mǎ​miàn
    Horse-Face
    One of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology, often paired with 牛头 niú​tóu