







头出头没 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the prevailing trends”. To conform to popular opinions or fads. Literally, “Head appearing and disappearing; emerging and submerging”.

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Open the tool →头出头没 (tóu chū tóu mò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the prevailing trends”.
头出头没 is pronounced tóu chū tóu mò in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 头出头没 means “Head appearing and disappearing; emerging and submerging”. It is used to mean “to follow the prevailing trends”.
比喻追随世俗。