断发文身duàn fà wén shēncut off one’s hair and tattoo one’s body
❍ 仲雍嗣之，～，裸以为饰，岂礼也哉？(《左传·哀七年》) Zhongyong succeeded to him,and cut off his hair and tattooed his body. Was that ornamenting of the naked body according to the rules of propriety? 断发文身duan fa wen shencut one’s hair short and tattoo one’s body (regarded as a primitive custom in traditional Chinese culture) |