eagerly crane and retract one's neck
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t à NT ó usu à n à o, which means to be careful and timid. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 16 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: suddenly, Mingyin is leaning against the wall in front of the second gate. Baoyu comes out and asks him what he is doing.
Idiom usage
Chapter 102 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "when you come to the garden, you are really full of Yin Qi. Jia Hui also walked forward, and all the people he talked with were very timid. "
Chinese PinYin : tàn tóu suō nǎo
eagerly crane and retract one's neck
times change , and with them customs and habits. shí yí sú yì
make comments about the good or the evil of a character. yuè dàn chūn qiū
a strategically situated place. lóng pán hǔ rào
new problems crop up unexpectedly. jié wài shēng zhī
the pine and the cypress endure cold winter together. suì hán sōng bǎi