探頭探腦

See also: 探头探脑

Chinese

		to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	head; (noun suffix)	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	brain
trad. (探頭探腦)		探	頭	探	腦
simp. (探头探脑)		探	头	探	脑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàntóutànnǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): thàm-thâu-thàm-náu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàntóutànnǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàntóutànnǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-tʻou²-tʻan⁴-nao³
  - Yale: tàn-tóu-tàn-nǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanntourtannnao
  - Palladius: таньтоутаньнао (tanʹtoutanʹnao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
  - Yale: taam tàuh taam nóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: tam³ teo⁴ tam³ nou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰaːm³³ nou̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
  - Tâi-lô: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tarmtau'tarmnao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴ tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ nãu⁵³/

Idiom

探頭探腦

to pop one's head in and look about

Synonyms

(regional) 巴頭探腦／巴头探脑 (bātóutànnǎo)

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