put on airs
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ō B ā nzu ò sh ì, which means putting on airs. It's from Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan.
The origin of Idioms
"If you don't want to do it, you will persuade him. You just want to find customers, but you don't want to make a fuss."
Idiom usage
Combined; used as predicate, object and attribute; with derogatory meaning
put on airs
rove among flowers and willows -- visit places brothels - xún huā wèn liǔ
be lucky enough to be there at the time - shì féng qí huì
envy sb . better or abler than oneself - dù xián jí néng
as if separated by a wide ditch - pàn ruò hóng gōu
Fish in dry waters and hunt in burning forests - hé zé ér yú,fén lín ér liè
Let the wind and waves rise, sit in Diaoyutai - rèn píng fēng làng qǐ,wěn zuò diào yú tái
be toughened and hardened into steel - bǎi liàn chéng gāng