niú​tóu​mǎ​miàn

devils in animal forms

Senses

牛头马面/ 牛頭馬面 niú​tóu​mǎ​miàn devils in animal forms

Attendants of the king of hell in Buddhist mythology; one has the head of an ox and the other the face of a horse.

牛头马面/ 牛頭馬面 niú​tóu​mǎ​miàn ugly and evil people

A metaphor for people who are physically ugly and wicked in character.

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