"搖頭擺尾" meaning in Chinese

See 搖頭擺尾 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yáotóubǎiwěi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yáotóubǎiwěi [Phonetic:yáotóubáiwěi] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], yáotóubǎiwěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], yao²-tʻou²-pai³-wei³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], yáu-tóu-bǎi-wěi [Mandarin, Yale, standard], yautourbaewoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], яотоубайвэй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jaotoubajvɛj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yìuh tàuh báai méih [Cantonese, Yale], jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yiu⁴ teo⁴ bai² méi⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 摇头摆尾
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 搖頭擺尾
  1. to be pleased with oneself; to be uppity Synonyms: 搖頭豁尾巴 (Shanghainese), 摇头豁尾巴 (Shanghainese)
    Sense id: en-搖頭擺尾-zh-verb-lYprznIM Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "摇头摆尾",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "搖頭擺尾",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to shake one's head and wag one's tail",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be pleased with oneself; to be uppity"
      ],
      "id": "en-搖頭擺尾-zh-verb-lYprznIM",
      "links": [
        [
          "pleased",
          "pleased"
        ],
        [
          "uppity",
          "uppity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Shanghainese",
          "word": "搖頭豁尾巴"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Shanghainese",
          "word": "摇头豁尾巴"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi [Phonetic:yáotóubáiwěi]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao²-tʻou²-pai³-wei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáu-tóu-bǎi-wěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yautourbaewoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яотоубайвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaotoubajvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìuh tàuh báai méih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu⁴ teo⁴ bai² méi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yáotóubáiwěi]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "搖頭擺尾"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "摇头摆尾",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "搖頭擺尾",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to shake one's head and wag one's tail",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese verbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 尾",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 搖",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 擺",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese verbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be pleased with oneself; to be uppity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pleased",
          "pleased"
        ],
        [
          "uppity",
          "uppity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi [Phonetic:yáotóubáiwěi]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáotóubǎiwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao²-tʻou²-pai³-wei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáu-tóu-bǎi-wěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yautourbaewoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яотоубайвэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaotoubajvɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yìuh tàuh báai méih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu⁴ tau⁴ baai² mei⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu⁴ teo⁴ bai² méi⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yáotóubáiwěi]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ paːi̯³⁵ mei̯¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Shanghainese",
      "word": "搖頭豁尾巴"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shanghainese",
      "word": "摇头豁尾巴"
    }
  ],
  "word": "搖頭擺尾"
}

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