一牛鸣

一牛鳴

yīniúmíng

idiom

Meanings

1 a single ox's bellow
2 a short distance, as far as a cow's moo can be heard
3 just a stone's throw away

Characters

Examples

寺庙离我家只有一牛鸣之地。

Sìmiào lí wǒ jiā zhǐyǒu yì niú míng zhī dì.

The temple is only a stone's throw from my house.

钟声清越，一牛鸣内皆闻。

Zhōngshēng qīngyuè, yì niú míng nèi jiē wén.

The bell rang clear, heard throughout the short distance of a cow's call.

Tips

history

Short form of 一牛吼地 (a Buddhist measure of distance — as far as an ox's bellow carries). Wang Wei used it in 回看双凤阙，相去一牛鸣 — 'looking back at the twin phoenix towers, we are but an ox's call apart.'

Stroke Order

一 yī

牛 niú

鸣 míng