剃頭挑子一頭熱

tai3 tau4 tiu1 zi2 jat1 tau4 jit6

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) · fig. one-sided enthusiasm · one party is interested, but the other, not so much

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)
  2. fig. one-sided enthusiasm
  3. one party is interested, but the other, not so much
  4. (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)

Written Forms

剃頭挑子一頭熱Traditional · Main Form
剃头挑子一头热Alternate Form

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