Explanation: Superstition legend has it that there are two ghost soldiers under Yan Wang, one with the head of an ox and the other with the head of a horse. Metaphor is all kinds of sinister and ugly people.

Pronunciation: [niú tó u m ? mi à n]

Source: Song Shi Daoyuan's Record of Jingde Chuandeng (Volume 11): "Sakyamuni was an ox jailer, and his father was Ma Mianpo."

translation: Sakyamuni is a servant who looks after prisoners with a cow's head, and his ancestor is an old woman with a horse face.

Example: It's just that I've been in my dreams recently, or when I'm about to wake up, I get a thrill, and all the cow's head and horse's face I used to be afraid of have piled up and gathered around.

Extended information:

Cow's head and horse's face are synonyms:

1. Ghosts and monsters

Explanation: the ghost of the cow's head is the god of the snake body. The original description is illusory and grotesque. Metaphor after all kinds of bad people in society.

Source: Preface to Li He's Collection by Tang Lihe: "Whales suck and throw, and they are fantastic, which is not enough for their absurdity."

Translation: The whale with its mouth open is full of surprises.

2, monsters

explanation: monsters and demons. It is a metaphor for all kinds of evil forces that endanger people's interests.

from: Yuan Li Haogu's Zhang Sheng Zhu Hai, the first discount: "My family is so stupid, knowing that he is not a monster, I believe that he will go with me."

Translation: My host is so stupid, how can I know that he is not a dangerous person, so I trusted him and followed him.