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Tongniujiaoma, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó ngni ú Ji ǎ om ǎ, which means to refer to things of different kinds; it also refers to things that are against common sense and impossible to exist. It's from Geng, taixuanjing.

Idiom explanation

Bull: cattle without horns; wildebeest: horse with horns.

The origin of Idioms

Yangxiong's taixuanjing Geng of the Han Dynasty said: "tongniujiaoma is immortal."

Idiom usage

Combined; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning.