- 牛头不对马嘴 niútóubùduìmǎzuǐ incongruouscompletely irrelevant or mismatched; often describes a response that has nothing to do with the question asked
- 牛头马面 niútóumǎmiàn devils in animal formsAttendants of the king of hell in Buddhist mythology; one has the head of an ox and the other the face of a horse.
- 牛头刨 niútóubào shaperA metalworking machine tool that uses linear motion to cut a workpiece; named because the tool head resembles the head of an ox.
- 牛头伯劳 niútóubóláo bull-headed shrike(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
- 牛头犬 niútóuquǎn bulldog
- 牛头㹴 niútóugēng bull terrierbull terrier; a breed of dog originally developed for fighting
- 牛头班 niútóubān class for underachievers(slang) a school class for students with poor academic performance or behavioral issues
- 牛头不对马面 niútóubùduìmǎmiàn incongruousox's head doesn't match horse's face; inconsistent or irrelevant to the point at hand