牛驥同皂 niú jì tóng zào

DEFINITIONS

  1. cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike

CHARACTERS

牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
驥 jì thoroughbred horse; refined
同 tóng
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
皂 zào
HSK 5
soap; black; menial servant