sell one's head and feet(mài tóu mài jiǎo)
sell one's head and feet
Selling one's head and feet is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à it ó um à Iji à o, which means to make a public appearance. It means that women appear in public. Now refers to public appearance. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The sixth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "our young daughter-in-law is hard to sell her head and feet, but she still gives up my old face to touch her."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: public appearance antonym: anonymity
Idiom usage
As predicate, attribute and object
Chinese PinYin : mài tóu mài jiǎo
sell one's head and feet
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do one 's work in a careless manner
do one 's work in a careless manner. cǎo lǜ jiāng shì
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become aware of one 's errors and turn back from one 's wrong path
become aware of one 's errors and turn back from one 's wrong path. mí tú zhī fǎn
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One slap won't make a sound
One slap won't make a sound. yī gè bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
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