抱頭鼠竄

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See also: 抱头鼠窜

Chinese

to cover up one's head with one's hands to scurry off like a rat
trad. (抱頭鼠竄) 抱頭 鼠竄
simp. (抱头鼠窜) 抱头 鼠窜
Literally: “to cover up one's head with one's hands (ducking for cover), and scurry off like a rat”.

Etymology

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Particularly: “Probably an alternative form of 奉頭鼠竄奉头鼠窜.”

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (3) (7) (26) (14) (14)
Final () (89) (137) (22) (62) (62)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Closed Closed
Division () I I III I I
Fanqie
Baxter bawX duw syoX tshwanH tshwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bɑuX/ /dəu/ /ɕɨʌX/ /t͡sʰuɑnH/ /t͡sʰuɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/bɑuX/ /dəu/ /ɕiɔX/ /t͡sʰʷɑnH/ /t͡sʰʷɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/bɑuX/ /dəu/ /ɕiɔX/ /t͡sʰuɑnH/ /t͡sʰuɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bawX/ /dəw/ /ɕɨə̆X/ /t͡sʰwanH/ /t͡sʰwan/
Li
Rong
/bɑuX/ /du/ /ɕiɔX/ /t͡sʰuɑnH/ /t͡sʰuɑn/
Wang
Li
/bɑuX/ /dəu/ /ɕĭoX/ /t͡sʰuɑnH/ /t͡sʰuɑn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱɑuX/ /dʱə̯u/ /ɕi̯woX/ /t͡sʰuɑnH/ /t͡sʰuɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bào tóu shǔ cuàn cuān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bou6 tau4 syu2 cyun3 cyun1

Idiom

抱頭鼠竄

  1. to flee like a scared rabbit; to scurry away like a rat