niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​nán'àn​jiǎo

you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

Senses

牛不喝水难按角/ 牛不喝水難按角 niú​bù​hē​shuǐ​nán'àn​jiǎo you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink

(idiom) lit. it is hard to press a cow's horns down to make it drink; used to describe how you cannot force someone to do something against their will

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