to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account; half-truths
trad. 藏頭露尾
Also written 藏頭露尾【cáng tóu lù wěi】
Characters in this word
4藏
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Tibetan ethnic group, Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])
- Pinyin
- Zàng
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 1181 of 2500
头
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head, hair style, the top, end, beginning or end, a stub, remnant, chief, boss, side, aspect, first, leading, classifier for pigs or livestock, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Traditional
- 頭
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 773 of 2500
露
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surname Lu
- Pinyin
- Lù
- Strokes
- 21
- Frequency
- 10149 of 2500
尾
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tail, remainder, remnant, extremity, sixth of the 28 constellations, classifier for fish
- Pinyin
- wěi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9230 of 2500