dì​niú​fān​shēn

earthquake

  • created sense approved 地牛翻身 · dì​niú​fān​shēn · earthquake — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    地牛翻身

    dì​niú​fān​shēn

    earthquake

    (Taiwan colloquial) earthquake; literally "the earth-ox turns over," referring to a folk legend that earthquakes are caused by a giant ox living underground shifting its weight or scratching an itch. itch

    地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 翻身 (literal) → 翻身 · fān​shēn · to turn over

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    created sense