follow the reaction of others without opinion of one 's own(ǎi zǐ kàn xì)

follow the reaction of others without opinion of one 's own

Dwarf watching opera, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ǎ iz ǐ K à nx ì, which means that only know how to agree with others, not their own opinions. It's also a metaphor for not being knowledgeable. It comes from Volume 27 of Zhu Zi Yu Lei.

The origin of Idioms

"Zhu Zi Yu Lei" Volume 27: "just like a dwarf watching a play, he laughs when he sees the person in front of him. Although he has never seen it before, he must be funny, so he laughs with him."

Idiom usage

It is a derogatory way to describe a short man who has no knowledge and does not follow others' advice. (the original text of Zhao Yi's "on poetry" in Qing Dynasty: one eye has to rely on one's own opinions, and one after another the art circles talk about the female yellow. The dwarfs go to the theatre.) This talk is called "dwarf" to watch the play and follow people up and down. (five Lantern Festival, Yuan Dynasty, the fifth patriarch's Dharma Chan Master) Xiaoming has his own unique views on everything. His views are always different from those of others, never like a dwarf to go to the theater and make fun of others.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: dwarves watching opera "," dwarves watching theater " synonyms: following others, picking up others' saliva, dwarves watching theater, echoing, picking up people's wisdom Antonyms: knowledgeable, unique, innovative, innovative and innovative

Idiom story

There was a small town in ancient times. There was a dwarf in the town. He was less than three feet tall. He liked to join in the fun. One day, when he was wandering in the street, he suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums. He thought, "it's so lively. What's it for? Go and have a look He followed the sound and saw a group of people gathered not far away. He didn't know what was going on inside. He ran to see what was going on. The dwarf tried to go in and have a look, but there were too many people to squeeze in. He is too short to see it even if he jumps up. "What's in it? What's in it? "He couldn't see it, so he had to ask the people nearby. "It's acting in there." One man replied. "Is it acting? It's so good acting! "The dwarf jumped up happily when he heard that he was acting. There must be a lot of noise in it. Gongs and drums and cheers will be heard. The dwarf stood on the periphery, and when he heard others cheering, he also cheered. When he heard others cheering, he also cheered: "it's wonderful, it's beautiful." At this time, passers-by asked the dwarf: "Hello! Is the play good? " The dwarf replied seriously, "good looking! Good looking "Did you see it with your own eyes?" The man asked again. The dwarf said puzzled: "others say it's good-looking, they are cheering, of course it's good-looking!" The man was very surprised. The dwarfs didn't see the situation inside and didn't know whether the play was good or not, but with others commenting on the quality of the play.

Chinese PinYin : ǎi zǐ kàn xì