搖頭豁尾巴

Chinese

to shake one's head to shake; to throw; to split tail; tail-like part
trad. (搖頭豁尾巴) 搖頭 豁 尾巴
simp. (摇头豁尾巴) 摇头 豁 尾巴
Literally: “to shake one's head and wag one's tail”.

Pronunciation

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6yau-deu6-huaq7-gni6-po1
      • MiniDict: yau去 deu去 huah入 nyi去 po平
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3hhiau-deu3-huaq4-nyi3-po1
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɔ²² dɤ⁵⁵ huaʔ³³ n̠ʲi³³ po²¹/

Verb

搖頭豁尾巴

  1. (Shanghainese) to be glad; to be pleased with oneself; to act uppity

Synonyms

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