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首如飞蓬 — “Describes someone's hair as being extremely disheveled”

首如飞蓬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone's hair as being extremely disheveled”. Messy, or unkempt, resembling scattered tumbleweeds. Literally, “Hair like flying tumbleweed”.

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首如飞蓬 Pronunciation and Pinyin

首如飞蓬 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
首
shǒu9head, first, leader
如
rú6like, as, if
飞
fēi3to fly rapidly
蓬
péng15fleabane; disheveled; luxuriant

Example Sentence with 首如飞蓬

她刚睡醒,头发首如飞蓬,赶紧梳理了一下。
She had just woken up, her hair was disheveled like flying tumbleweeds, so she quickly tidied it up.

Idioms Related to 首如飞蓬

More idioms starting with 首

  • shǒu首xià下kāo尻gāo高prostrate oneself completely
  • shǒu首qiū丘zhī之niàn念longing for one's native land
  • shǒu首qiū丘zhī之sī思yearning for one's hometown
  • shǒu首qiū丘zhī之qíng情yearn for one's hometown
  • shǒu首qiū丘zhī之wàng望Longing for one's hometown or native land
  • shǒu首qiū丘sù夙yuàn愿long-cherished wish to return to homeland
  • shǒu首chàng倡yì义jǔ举First to initiate a righteous act
  • shǒu首chàng唱yì义jǔ举first to initiate a righteous action
  • shǒu首chàng唱yì义bīng兵Lead a righteous cause
  • shǒu首shàn善zhī之qū区preeminent region
  • shǒu首shàn善zhī之dì地foremost land of excellence
  • shǒu首wěi尾bù不gù顾Disregard consequences or details

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What does 首如飞蓬 mean?

首如飞蓬 (shǒu rú fēi péng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone's hair as being extremely disheveled”.

How do you pronounce 首如飞蓬?

首如飞蓬 is pronounced shǒu rú fēi péng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 首如飞蓬 literally mean?

Literally, 首如飞蓬 means “Hair like flying tumbleweed”. It is used to mean “describes someone's hair as being extremely disheveled”.

What is the Chinese definition of 首如飞蓬?

首:头发;飞蓬:飞散的蓬草。形容头发未经修饰,像飞散的蓬草一样纷乱

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