抱头鼠窜(bào tóu shǔ cuàn)

4 charactersTrad. 抱頭鼠竄

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom)

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to holdFull guide →
headFull guide →
(bound form) ratFull guide →
to fleeFull guide →

Word information

Pinyin
bào tóu shǔ cuàn
Meaning
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
抱頭鼠竄

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