lù​wěi​cáng​tóu

to cover up

  • created reference approved 露尾藏头/露尾藏頭 → 藏头露尾/藏頭露尾 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    露尾藏头 / 露尾藏頭 lù​wěi​cáng​tóu

    藏头露尾 / 藏頭露尾 cáng​tóu​lù​wěi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 露尾藏头/露尾藏頭 · lù​wěi​cáng​tóu · to cover up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    露尾藏头 / 露尾藏頭

    lù​wěi​cáng​tóu

    to cover up

    to hide the head but leave the tail showing; to try to cover something up but end up revealing it

    lòu​wěi​cáng​tóu

    露 (literal) → 露 · lù · to reveal; to show 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail 藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 露尾藏头/露尾藏頭 · lù​wěi​cáng​tóu · hesitant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    露尾藏头 / 露尾藏頭

    lù​wěi​cáng​tóu

    hesitant

    to act clandestinely or speak in a hesitant, secretive, or non-committal manner

    lòu​wěi​cáng​tóu

    露 (literal) → 露 · lù · to reveal; to show 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail 藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head

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

    created sense