作马 : trestle, carpen... : zuò mǎ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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作马 Trad. 作馬

zuò mǎ
trestle carpenter's frame
呼牛作马 Trad. 呼牛作馬

hū niú zuò mǎ
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
指鹿作马 Trad. 指鹿作馬

zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
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当牛作马 Trad. 當牛作馬

dāng niú zuò mǎ
to work like a horse and toil like an ox fig. to slave for sb