flirt near the door with passers-by(yǐ mén mài qiào)

flirt near the door with passers-by

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced y à m é nm à IQI à o in pinyin, to describe the coquettish life of prostitutes. It comes from historical records, biographies of merchants.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's historical records, biographies of merchants in the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "it is better to rely on the city gate for embroidery."

Idiom usage

Qian Yong's "Lu Yuan Cong Hua · Shu Xue · zonglun" in the Qing Dynasty: "or the book in the Qing Dynasty is like Gu Chan, the book to be talked about is like cloth, silk and Shu Su, the book to be talked about is like ~"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: smile on the door, show off on the door

Chinese PinYin : yǐ mén mài qiào