黄牛 (huáng niú) — (literal) ox, cattle (a type of bovine); (figurative, slang) scalper, ticket tout; (figurative, slang) a person who fails to keep promises or shirks responsibility
Definizione
Literally an ox, but 卖黄牛 means scalping tickets. 放黄牛 means to stand someone up — committing and then not showing.
noun
(literal) oxcattle (a type of bovine)(figurative, slang) scalperticket tout(figurative, slang) a person who fails to keep promises or shirks responsibility
Classificatore · 头
Esempi
- 黄牛。Nóng mín zài tián lǐ yǎng le jǐ tóu huáng niú.The farmer raised several oxen in the fields.
- 黄牛。Yǎn chàng huì mén kǒu yǒu hěn duō huáng niú zài mài gāo jià piào.There are many scalpers selling overpriced tickets outside the concert venue.
- 黄牛，。Tā yòu fàng huáng niú le, shuō guò yào lái de jié guǒ méi lái.He stood me up again — said he would come but didn't.
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