地牛翻身

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Chinese[edit]

a bull who lives under the earth and causes earthquakes upon stirring to turn over; to double over; to turn around
trad. (地牛翻身) 地牛 翻身
simp. #(地牛翻身) 地牛 翻身
Literally: “the earth cow turning over its body”.

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地牛翻身

  1. (Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka, figurative) to have an earthquake

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