tǔ​niú

clay ox

土牛 tǔ​niú
clay ox
a clay statue of an ox used in ancient ceremonies on the first day of spring to encourage farming; also called 春牛 chūn​niú
mound of earth
a mound of earth placed on a dike or dam to be used for emergency repairs, so named because it resembles an ox from a distance
wheelbarrow
(literary) an old alternate name for a 独轮车 dú​lún​chē
Earth Ox
the 26th year in the Chinese Sexagenary Cycle (jǐ chǒu)

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