斗牛 (dòu niú) — (verb-object) to fight a bull; (noun) bullfighting; (noun, astronomy) the constellations Dipper and Ox (斗宿 and 牛宿)
Definition
斗牛 is a verb-object compound: the verb 斗 ('fight/compete') plus 牛 ('bull'), giving both the action 'to fight a bull' and the noun 'bullfighting'. In astronomy it names two old Chinese constellations: 斗 (the Dipper) and 牛 (the Ox).
verb
(verb-object) to fight a bull(noun, astronomy) the constellations Dipper and Ox (斗宿 and 牛宿)
noun
bullfighting
Examples
- 。Tā qù nián zài xī bān yá dòu guò yí cì niú.He fought a bull once in Spain last year.
- 。Dòu niú shì yí xiàng fēi cháng wēi xiǎn de biǎo yǎn.Bullfighting is a very dangerous performance.
- 。Gǔ rén bǎ dòu niú kàn zuò zhòng yào de xīng xiù.Ancient people regarded the Dipper and Ox as important constellations.
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