探头缩脑
tàn​tóu​suō​nǎo

to crane one's neck

  • created sense approved 探头缩脑/探頭縮腦 · tàn​tóu​suō​nǎo · to crane one's neck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    探头缩脑 / 探頭縮腦

    tàn​tóu​suō​nǎo

    to crane one's neck

    To crane and retract one's neck while looking around in all directions; specifically to peep or peer at something or look around in a secretive or hesitant manner

    探 (literal) → 探 · tàn · to stretch forward 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to pull back 脑 (literal) → 脑/腦 · nǎo · head

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