backward folk(wén shēn duàn fā)

backward folk

Wenshenduanfa, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é NSH à NDU à NF à, which means the custom of ancient Nanyue. The body is tattooed with patterns and the hair is cut short to avoid the injury of the dragon in the water. Later, it is often used to refer to the folk custom of backward areas. From Zuo Zhuan, the seventh year of AI Gong.

The origin of Idioms

Zuo Zhuan, the seventh year of AI Gong, says, "the elder uncle Duan was entrusted to administer the rites of Zhou Dynasty, and Zhong Yong's successor, who cut off his hair and tattooed his body, and thought it was a decoration when he was naked

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attribute; used of people's clothing. Taibo Zhongyong, the benevolence of Wang De. Do a hundred times, cut off the tattoo. The poem of Shan Ya Xing by Cao Cao in Han Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : wén shēn duàn fā