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Pé-de-boi

葡语

释义

勤勤恳恳的人;老黄牛

例句

Meu avô era pé-de-boi: trabalhou na roça a vida inteira.

我爷爷就是个老黄牛,一辈子在田里干活。

典故

The image is the ox's foot — slow, heavy, unwavering. The figurative use for a tireless worker is longstanding rural Brazilian Portuguese, and the phrase is also applied to a stubbornly conservative person, a journeyman footballer, or a no-frills, robust car.