tuō kù zi fàng pìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to take off trousers to fart / fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary / fig. to make things too complicated
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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:

脫褲子放屁 脱裤子放屁 [tuo1 ku4 zi5 fang4 pi4] /lit. to take off trousers to fart/fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary/fig. to make things too complicated/

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Other forms in these source records: 脫褲子放屁

  • 脱
    tuō

    to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from

  • 裤
    kù

    underpants / trousers / pants

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 放
    fàng

    to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

  • 屁
    pì

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

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