show the cloven hoof(chǒu tài bì lù)

show the cloven hoof

Ugly, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is ch ǒ ut à IB ì L ù, meaning that the ugly form is completely exposed. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The 21st chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "Jia Lian is also ugly."

Idiom usage

An example is Qian Yong's "walking in the garden and talking with each other" in Qing Dynasty: "if you walk in a faltering way, you will be ugly. Even if you are small, you will think that."

Idiom story

Jia Lian's daughter is ill. He leaves Wang Xifeng and lives alone. He suddenly remembers that jiutou cook's daughter-in-law is extremely beautiful, frivolous and flirtatious, so he sends a young man to tell her that she is also devoted to Jia Lian, so Jia Lian goes to meet her. They make love like firewood. The more waves the daughter-in-law gets, the uglier Jia Lian is.

Chinese PinYin : chǒu tài bì lù