热脸贴冷屁股 in English re4 lian3 tie1 leng3 pi4 gu5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to show warm feelings but meet with cold rebuke (idiomatic expression)
  • to be snubbed despite showing good intentions

Simplified Characters

热 脸 贴 冷 屁 股

Traditional Characters

熱 臉 貼 冷 屁 股

Pinyin

re4 lian3 tie1 leng3 pi4 gu5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

热re4to warm up 脸lian3face 贴tie1to stick 冷leng3surname Leng 屁pi4fart 股gu3thigh