let people call me what they will -- disregard hostile opinion(hū niú hū mǎ)

let people call me what they will -- disregard hostile opinion

Hu Niu Hu Ma is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is h ū Ni ú h ū m ǎ, which means to call me Niu or ma. It means to refer to other people's scolding or praise. From Chuang Tzu, the way of heaven.

Idiom explanation

Call: address.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi's Tiandao: "in the past, Zi called me Niu, and called me Niu, and called me ma, and called me ma."

Idiom usage

It means that the person who destroys the reputation knows the nature. It's no matter how heavy or heavy it is. (preface to the seven heroes and five meanings by Yu Yue in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : hū niú hū mǎ