put on airs(ná bān zuò shì)

put on airs

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á B ā nzu ò sh ì, which means to put on airs. It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.

The origin of Idioms

In the 75th chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty, "there are a few words about donggouli and xigouba, which are not written on paper, so they are used to make an impact."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Example Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty, volume 3-3 of "the surprise of making a case at the second quarter": "it turns out that his wife's surname is Su, and she is not an ordinary person. She used to be a prostitute. She only looked like a middle-class woman, but she made a strong case and refused to see customers easily. " The fifth chapter of Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of scholars in Qing Dynasty: after a few days, we renovated a banquet of wine and invited two uncles to thank us. The two scholars make a show of themselves and refuse to come in the library. Chapter 8 of the evil spirit: "when master Qian saw Dong Weng coming, he wanted to put on some money. He knew that Wu Ruian had burned his files and decided not to protect his fame. So he refused to go as soon as he was invited."

Chinese PinYin : ná bān zuò shì