Definition
墙头草 literally means 'grass atop a wall' — easily blown whichever way the wind comes from. Figuratively it describes a person who lacks firm principles and always sides with whoever is currently stronger or winning, like a fence-sitter. The term is mildly derogatory and often appears with the verb 做 ('to be') or the classifier 根.
n.
(figurative) fence-sittersomeone who goes with the stronger side(literal) grass on top of a wall (easily swayed by the wind)
Examples
- 墙头草，。Tā zài zhè cì xuǎnjǔ zhōng jiùshì yì gēn qiáng tóu cǎo, shéi qiáng jiù zhīchí shéi.In this election, he is a fence-sitter, supporting whoever is stronger.
- 墙头草，。Bié zuò qiáng tóu cǎo le, nǐ yīnggāi yǒu zìjǐ de lìchǎng.Don't be a fence-sitter; you should have your own stance.
- ，墙头草。Zài gōngzuò zhōng, tā bèi rén qǐ le ge wàihào jiào qiáng tóu cǎo.At work, he got the nickname 'fence-sitter'.
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