Lao hu tou shang pai cang ying, Lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng: 1 definition
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老虎頭上拍蒼蠅 [lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng] [lao hu tou shang pai cang ying]—
(A two-part allegorical saying/xiēhòuyǔ) What great audacity! Inviting trouble! Courting death! A 老虎 [lao hu] (lǎohǔ) is a fierce animal, yet one dares to 拍打 [pai da] (pāidǎ) 蒼蠅 [cang ying] (cāngyíng) on its 虎頭 [hu tou] (hǔtóu). It is a metaphor for being 膽大妄為 [dan da wang wei] (dǎndà wàngwéi) (reckless and foolhardy). From Chapter 29 of 《冷眼觀 [leng yan guan]》 (Lěngyǎn Guān): "It was my 千不合 [qian bu he]、萬不合 [wan bu he] (qiān bùhé, wàn bùhé) (utterly wrong) decision, wrong to think of swatting 蒼蠅 [cang ying] (cāngyíng) on that 老虎頭 [lao hu tou] (lǎohǔtóu) and 吊膀子 [diao bang zi] (diàobàngzi) (flirting) with him." Also rendered as "老虎頭上撲蒼蠅 [lao hu tou shang pu cang ying]" (lǎohǔ tóu shàng pū cāngyíng) or "老虎頭上打蒼蠅 [lao hu tou shang da cang ying]" (lǎohǔ tóu shàng dǎ cāngyíng).
老虎頭上拍蒼蠅：（歇後語）好大的膽子、惹麻煩、不想活了。老虎是凶猛的動物，竟在虎頭上拍打蒼蠅。比喻膽大妄為。《冷眼觀》第二九回：「我就千不合、萬不合，不合想去他這一隻老虎頭上拍蒼蠅，同他吊膀子。」也作「老虎頭上撲蒼蠅」、「老虎頭上打蒼蠅」。
lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng: (xiē hòu yǔ) hǎo dà de dǎn zi,, rě má fán,, bù xiǎng huó le. lǎo hǔ shì xiōng měng de dòng wù, jìng zài hǔ tóu shàng pāi dǎ cāng yíng. bǐ yù dǎn dà wàng wèi. < lěng yǎn guān> dì èr jiǔ huí: “wǒ jiù qiān bù hé,, wàn bù hé, bù hé xiǎng qù tā zhè yī zhī lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng, tóng tā diào bǎng zi.” yě zuò “lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū cāng yíng” ,, “lǎo hǔ tóu shàng dǎ cāng yíng” .
lao hu tou shang pai cang ying: (xie hou yu) hao da de dan zi,, re ma fan,, bu xiang huo le. lao hu shi xiong meng de dong wu, jing zai hu tou shang pai da cang ying. bi yu dan da wang wei. < leng yan guan> di er jiu hui: "wo jiu qian bu he,, wan bu he, bu he xiang qu ta zhe yi zhi lao hu tou shang pai cang ying, tong ta diao bang zi." ye zuo "lao hu tou shang pu cang ying" ,, "lao hu tou shang da cang ying" .
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Partial matches: Tou, Ying, Shang, Cang, Hu, Lao, Chang, Pai, Lo.
Full-text: Lao hu tou shang da cang ying, Lao hu tou shang pu cang ying.
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