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举头
jǔ​tóu

to lift one's head

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 举头三尺有神明 jǔ​tóu​sān​chǐ​yǒu​shén​míng the gods are watching
    (proverb) literally meaning 'gods are watching three feet above one's head'; used to warn someone against doing bad things or to remind them that one's actions are always being observed by a witness is everywhere
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