Look at the head and ignore the tail(gù tóu bù gù wěi)

Look at the head and ignore the tail

It describes not being careful and thoughtful in doing things or thinking about things.

The origin of Idioms

[source]: Chapter 6 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "you are used to eating and drinking because you were a child and took the blessing of Lao Tzu's mother. Now, when you have money, you care about your head and don't care about your tail. When you don't have money, you get angry blindly."

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as an object or a clause

words whose meaning is similar

Look before and ignore after

antonym

look ahead into the future and back into the past

English translation

driveaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequences

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: it is used to describe doing things or thinking things thoughtlessly. Idiom example: when you were young, you were used to eating and drinking with the blessing of Laozi's mother. Now you have money, so you care about your head and don't care about your tail. (Chapter 6 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty) degree of common use: common emotional color: commendatory words; grammatical usage: as object and clause; structure of idioms with derogatory meaning: combined generation time: Riddle of modern idioms: wearing a hat barefoot

Idiom story

Wang Xifeng married Wang gouer, a distant relative of her family, and gave birth to a son and a daughter. Her family made a living by farming. Wang's ancestors were also officials in the capital, and later her family declined. Wang gouer is unhappy and sulky at home. His mother-in-law, Granny Liu, reproaches him: "you are used to eating and drinking because you were young and entrusted with the blessing of Lao Tzu's mother. Now when you have money, you care about your head and ignore your tail. If you don't have money, you get angry blindly.".

Chinese PinYin : gù tóu bù gù wěi