搔首弄姿

sāoshǒunòngzī
(idiom) to strike a coquettish pose

CEDICT

  1. (of a woman) to act seductively
  2. to act seductively

Wiktionary

形容故意卖弄风情。清．王士祯等《师友诗传录》：「昧于诗之正变，而徒掇拾古今诸家之片词琐语，描头画角，搔首弄姿。」也作「搔头弄姿」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 搔 sāo
  1. to scratch
  2. old variant of 骚 sāo
2 首 shǒu
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc
=3 弄 nòng
  1. to do
  2. to manage
  3. to handle
  4. to play with
  5. to fool with
  6. to mess with
  7. to fix
  8. to toy with
=3 弄 nòng old variant of 弄 nòng
4 姿 zī
  1. beauty
  2. disposition
  3. looks
  4. appearance