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屁股决定脑袋

pì gu jué dìng nǎo daidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the butt governs the head (idiom) / fig. where one stands depends on where one sits / one's views are shaped by one's circumstances
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

屁股決定腦袋 屁股决定脑袋 [pi4 gu5 jue2 ding4 nao3 dai5] /lit. the butt governs the head (idiom)/fig. where one stands depends on where one sits/one's views are shaped by one's circumstances/

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Other forms in these source records: 屁股決定腦袋

  • 屁
    pì

    fart / flatulence / nonsense / (usu. in the negative) what / (not) a damn thing

  • 股
    gǔ

    thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[kē] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions

  • 决
    jué

    to decide / to determine / to execute (sb) / (of a dam etc) to breach or burst / definitely / certainly

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

  • 袋
    dài

    pouch / bag / sack / pocket

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