to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
trad. 搖頭擺尾
Also written 搖頭擺尾【yáo tóu bǎi wěi】
Characters in this word
4摇
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surname Yao
- Pinyin
- Yáo
- Traditional
- 搖
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8314 of 2500
头
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head, hair style, the top, end, beginning or end, a stub, remnant, chief, boss, side, aspect, first, leading, classifier for pigs or livestock, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Traditional
- 頭
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 773 of 2500
摆
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to arrange, to exhibit, to move to and fro, a pendulum
- Pinyin
- bǎi
- Traditional
- 擺
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 1893 of 2500
尾
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tail, remainder, remnant, extremity, sixth of the 28 constellations, classifier for fish
- Pinyin
- wěi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9230 of 2500