Take the bull and ride the horse
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is f ú Ni ú ch é NGM ǎ, which means to drive cattle and horses. From the book of changes
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, Xici Part 2: "to serve the ox and ride the horse, to lead the heavy and far, to benefit the world."
Idiom usage
Since Xuanyuan, the chariot of today has been taken by man, and man has taken the place of animal. New book of the Tang Dynasty biography of Wang Qiuli
Chinese PinYin : fú niú chéng mǎ
Take the bull and ride the horse
Young dragon and young Phoenix. lóng chú fèng zhǒng
during the warmth of spring all the flowers bloom. chūn nuǎn huā xiāng
one 's heart ached as if pierced by ten thousand arrows. luàn jiàn cuán xīn
Cut the shin and cut the heart. jié jìng pōu xīn
stubbornly stick to a promise. wěi shēng zhī xìn