yáo​tóu​huàng​nǎo

to sway one's head

  • created sense approved 摇头晃脑/搖頭晃腦 · yáo​tóu​huàng​nǎo · to sway one's head — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摇头晃脑 / 搖頭晃腦

    yáo​tóu​huàng​nǎo

    to sway one's head

    to wag or bob one's head from side to side, often in time to music or while reading

    摇 (literal) → 摇/搖 · yáo · to shake 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 晃 (literal) → 晃 · huàng · to sway 脑 (literal) → 脑/腦 · nǎo · head

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 摇头晃脑/搖頭晃腦 · yáo​tóu​huàng​nǎo · self-satisfied — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摇头晃脑 / 搖頭晃腦

    yáo​tóu​huàng​nǎo

    self-satisfied

    describing an air of being self-satisfied, smug, or lost in one's own enjoyment

    摇 (literal) → 摇/搖 · yáo · to shake 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 晃 (literal) → 晃 · huàng · to sway 脑 (literal) → 脑/腦 · nǎo · head

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense