摇头摆尾 — Chinese idiom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
Traditional: 搖頭擺尾
Meaning
- to nod one's head and wag one's tail
- to be well pleased with oneself
- to have a lighthearted air
Character by character
- 摇yáoto rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
- 头tóuhead; chief, boss; first, top
- 摆bǎito arrange, to display; pendulum, swing
- 尾wěitail; extremity, end; back, rear
Idioms sharing a character
- 地动山摇 dì dòng shān yáo
- 招摇撞骗 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn
- 招摇过市 zhāo yáo guò shì
- 摇尾乞怜 yáo wěi qǐ lián
- 摇旗呐喊 yáo qí nà hǎn
- 东摇西摆 dōng yáo xī bǎi
- 风雨飘摇 fēng yǔ piāo yáo
- 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
- 三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì
- 事到临头 shì dào lín tóu
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