"Horns" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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觡	gé	horns / antlers
凤毛麟角	fèng máo lín jiǎo	lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
初露头角	chū lù tóu jiǎo	lit. to first show one's horns (idiom) / fig. a first show of emerging talent / first sign of emerging talent / budding genius
虬	qiú	young dragon with horns
螭	chī	dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) / variant of 魑[chi1]
羊触藩篱	yáng chù fān lí	lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經\|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩	dī yáng chù fān	lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經\|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
牛角挂书	niú jiǎo guà shū	lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom) / fig. to be diligent in one's studies
楅	bì	ox yoke placed on the horns
一见高低	yī jiàn gāo dī	lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom) / fig. to cross swords with / to lock horns
介于两难	jiè yú liǎng nán	to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
见难而上	jiàn nán ér shàng	to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
角弓	jiǎo gōng	bow decorated with animal horns
顶牛儿	dǐng niú r	to push with the forehead / to lock horns / to be at loggerheads