shake the head and wag(yáo tóu bǎi wěi)

shake the head and wag

Wagging head and tail is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á ot ó UB ǎ IW ě I, the original shape of the fish leisurely look; now it is used to describe the head wagging head, frivolous and complacent look. From the five Lantern Festival.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Shi Puji's "five Lantern Festival", there is a red tip carp under the gate of Linji. It shakes its head and tail and goes south. I don't know who to drown it in

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: head shaking, eyebrow raising, complacency; Antonyms: apathy, dejected, dispirited

Idiom usage

To be proud and frivolous.

Idioms and allusions

Luopu mountain (also known as Lepu mountain) in Lizhou is Zen master Yuan'an, the successor of Jiashan good association Zen master. The common surname is Dan, and Fengxiang (now Fengxiang in Shaanxi) is a rare tourist. When he was young, he became a monk in Huaien Temple of the county from his brother you, a lawyer. Soon he was given a full precept and was familiar with classics. Later, he took part in the study, asked the master of Linji, and became a waiter of the master. Zen master Yuan'an is very clever and can win the heart of Zen master Linji. He once praised him in public and said, "who dares to be the front of an arrow under the gate of Linji?" Zen master yuan an was very happy to be affirmed by Zen master Linji. He thought that the event was over. But in fact, he didn't have a thorough understanding. One day, when Zen master Yuan'an was standing by, a seat owner came to attend the ceremony of Linji Zen master. Linji Zen master asked, "one person taught at three times twelve points, and another person didn't teach at three times twelve points, and they are the same or different?" The seat Master said: "if you know that you can get the same thing, if you don't know that you can't get the same thing, you can't get the same thing." Linji Zen master said, "what's here? "Say no and say no?" With that, master Linji looked back at master Yuan'an and asked, "are you living again?" Zen master yuan an gave a big drink. After seeing off the master, master Linji went back to the Abbot's room and asked master yuan an, "aren't you the right one to drink from the old monk?" Zen master yuan an said, "yes." As soon as master Linji heard this, he beat master Yuan'an out of his room. After a while, Zen master yuan an came to say goodbye to Linji. Zen master Linji asked, "where are you going?" Zen master yuan an said, "go to the south." Linji Zen master drew a picture on the ground with his stick and said, "if you can get by, you can go." So Zen master yuan an gave a big drink, and Zen master Linji raised his stick and beat him. So Zen master yuan an went away as a rite. When Linji Chan Master ascended the hall the next day, he told the public: "there is a red tip carp under the gate of Linji. He shakes his head and tail and goes south. I don't know who he is going to drown in a Ji urn (pickle jar)

Chinese PinYin : yáo tóu bǎi wěi