📖 Meaning
To shout loudly and cause a commotion that disturbs the neighbors. It describes someone making a noisy scene in public, drawing attention from the entire neighborhood. Often used to criticize loud, quarrelsome, or theatrical behavior.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom first appears in the Yuan dynasty zaju play 'The Gold Phoenix Hairpin' (《金凤钗》) by playwright Zheng Tingyu (郑廷玉). In its third act, the line reads '全不想离乡背井，动不动拽巷攞街' — criticizing someone who never reflects on having left home and instead constantly stirs up noisy commotions in the streets and alleys. The phrase graphically conveys a person dragging their quarrel through every lane and street, disturbing the whole neighborhood.
💡 Example Usage
他因一点小事就在院里拽巷攞街，惹得四邻不安。
Over a trivial matter, he made such a noisy scene in the courtyard that all the neighbors were disturbed.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 拽巷攞街
- Pinyin: zhuài xiàng luǒ jiē
- Literal Translation: drag, alley, disperse, street
- Category: Communication
- Characters: 4