Lao hu tou shang pu cang ying, Lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū cāng yíng: 1 definition
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老虎頭上撲蒼蠅 [lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū cāng yíng] [lao hu tou shang pu cang ying]—
A two-part allegorical saying (歇後語 [xie hou yu]): What immense audacity! Inviting trouble! Courting death! A tiger (老虎 [lao hu]) is a ferocious animal, yet one attempts to swat flies (蒼蠅 [cang ying]) on its head (虎頭 [hu tou]). This is a metaphor (比喻 [bi yu]) for acting recklessly out of overboldness (膽大妄為 [dan da wang wei]). In Chapter 6 of "The Scholars" (《儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]》): "Today, because of him, I've offended Elder Yan (嚴老大 [yan lao da]). Swatting flies on a tiger's head, what's to be done? I'll end up being a pushover (好好先生 [hao hao xian sheng])." It is also rendered as "swatting flies on a tiger's head" (老虎頭上拍蒼蠅 [lao hu tou shang pai cang ying]) or "swatting flies on a tiger's head" (老虎頭上打蒼蠅 [lao hu tou shang da cang ying]).
老虎頭上撲蒼蠅：（歇後語）好大的膽子、惹麻煩、不想活了。老虎是凶猛的動物，竟在虎頭上撲打蒼蠅。比喻膽大妄為。《儒林外史》第六回：「今日為他得罪嚴老大，老虎頭上撲蒼蠅，怎的？落得做好好先生。」也作「老虎頭上拍蒼蠅」、「老虎頭上打蒼蠅」。
lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū 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 pū dǎ cāng yíng. bǐ yù dǎn dà wàng wèi. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì liù huí: “jīn rì wèi tā dé zuì yán lǎo dà, lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pū cāng yíng, zěn de? luò dé zuò hǎo hǎo xiān shēng.” yě zuò “lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng” ,, “lǎo hǔ tóu shàng dǎ cāng yíng” .
lao hu tou shang pu 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 pu da cang ying. bi yu dan da wang wei. < ru lin wai shi> di liu hui: "jin ri wei ta de zui yan lao da, lao hu tou shang pu cang ying, zen de? luo de zuo hao hao xian sheng." ye zuo "lao hu tou shang pai cang ying" ,, "lao hu tou shang da cang ying" .
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Partial matches: Tou, Ying, Shang, Cang, Hu, Pu, Lao, Chang, Fu, Lo.
Full-text: Lao hu tou shang da cang ying, Lao hu tou shang pai cang ying, Hao hao xian sheng.
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