牛不喝水强按头
niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​qiáng'àn​tóu

to impose one's will on others

  • created sense approved 牛不喝水强按头/牛不喝水強按頭 · niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​qiáng'àn​tóu · to impose one's will on others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牛不喝水强按头 / 牛不喝水強按頭

    niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​qiáng'àn​tóu

    to impose one's will on others

    to try to force someone to do something against their will; literally "to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water"

    niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​qiǎng'àn​tóu

    牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 喝水 (literal) → 喝水 · hē​shuǐ · to drink water 强 (literal) → 强/強 · qiǎng · to force 按 (literal) → 按 · àn · to press 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

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    created sense