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The Chinese idiom, Ni ú J ì t ó NGC á o in pinyin, means that cattle and horses eat in the same trough. It refers to the distinction between the wise and the foolish. It comes from Yilin Shengzhi Xiaozhu.

The origin of Idioms

Jiao Gan's Yilin Shengzhi Xiaozhu in Han Dynasty said: "if the cattle and the horses are in the same trough, the Guo family will die."

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: Niu Ji tongzao, Niu Ji gonglao

Idiom usage

It refers to both the wise and the foolish