shave one 's head and become a monk(jiǎn fā pī zī)

shave one 's head and become a monk

Haircut Pizhi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ NF ā P ī Z ī, which means to be a monk or nun, also known as "haircut Beibu". From biography of Huo Xiaoyu.

Notes on Idioms

Cut your hair and wear monks and nuns' clothes.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Huo Xiaoyu written by Jiang Fang of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "my concubine gave up her personal affairs and had her hair cut, which was my long cherished wish."

Analysis of Idioms

Cut one's hair to become a monk

Idiom usage

It points out that the family is a monk or nun.

Chinese PinYin : jiǎn fā pī zī