翘尾巴 — “To become arrogant or smug, especially after achieving success”
翘尾巴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become arrogant or smug, especially after achieving success”. To show off one's pride. Literally, “To cock up one's tail”.
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翘尾巴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
翘尾巴 Character Breakdown
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小明这次考试得了高分，高兴得有点翘尾巴了。
Xiao Ming got a high score in this exam and started to get a bit conceited.
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Synonyms of 翘尾巴
More idioms starting with 翘
- qiáo翘zú足qǐ企shǒu首eagerly anticipate
- qiáo翘zú足kě可dài待Can expect it very soon
- qiáo翘zú足yǐn引lǐng领eagerly anticipate
- qiáo翘zú足ér而dài待eagerly await something about to happen
- qiào翘biàn辫zi子to die
- qiáo翘shǒu首yǐ以dài待eagerly await
- qiáo翘shǒu首qǐ企zú足eagerly anticipate
- qiáo翘shǒu首yǐn引lǐng领eagerly await with anticipation
- qiáo翘shǒu首qí跂zhǒng踵eagerly anticipate
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What does 翘尾巴 mean?
翘尾巴 (qiào wěi ba) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become arrogant or smug, especially after achieving success”.
How do you pronounce 翘尾巴?
翘尾巴 is pronounced qiào wěi ba in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 翘尾巴 literally mean?
Literally, 翘尾巴 means “to cock up one's tail”. It is used to mean “to become arrogant or smug, especially after achieving success”.
What is the Chinese definition of 翘尾巴?
翘：向上昂起。比喻骄傲或自鸣得意