Word information
Simplified抱头鼠蹿
Traditional抱頭鼠躥
Pinyinbào tóu shǔ cuān
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
抱头鼠蹿
bào tóu shǔ cuān · to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜
Character breakdown
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How to learn 抱头鼠蹿
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头tóu
head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
头发tóufahair (on the head)
抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱歉bàoqiànto be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
点头diǎntóuto nod
馒头mántousteamed bun