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头痛脑热 — “Minor ailments”

头痛脑热 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “minor ailments”. Slight indisposition or troubles. Literally, “headache and brain fever”.

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头痛脑热 Pronunciation and Pinyin

头痛脑热 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
头
tóu5head
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly
脑
nǎo10brain
热
rè10hot, heat, fever, popular

Example Sentence with 头痛脑热

家里有点头痛脑热的小事,他都会主动帮忙解决。
He always takes the initiative to help resolve minor household troubles.

Idioms Related to 头痛脑热

Synonyms of 头痛脑热

  • tóu头téng疼nǎo脑rè热minor ailments
  • tóu头tòng痛é额rè热minor ailments or small troubles

More idioms starting with 头

  • tóu头yī一wú无èr二unique and unparalleled
  • tóu头shàng上ān安tóu头needless duplication
  • tóu头shàng上mò末xià下from beginning to end
  • tóu头shàng上zhuó著tóu头to do something superfluous
  • tóu头kuài会jī箕liǎn敛exorbitant and oppressive taxation
  • tóu头kuài会jī箕fù赋harsh poll tax and grain levy
  • tóu头chū出tóu头mò没to follow prevailing trends
  • tóu头fa发hú胡zi子yī一bǎ把zhuā抓treat all matters indiscriminately
  • tóu头tóu头shì是dào道speak or act clearly and logically
  • tóu头zhuàng撞nán南qiáng墙stubbornly persist despite obvious difficulties
  • tóu头hūn昏mù目yūn晕dizzy head, blurry eyes
  • tóu头hūn昏mù目xuàn眩dizzy and blurred vision

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Questions about 头痛脑热

What does 头痛脑热 mean?

头痛脑热 (tóu tòng nǎo rè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “minor ailments”.

How do you pronounce 头痛脑热?

头痛脑热 is pronounced tóu tòng nǎo rè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 头痛脑热 literally mean?

Literally, 头痛脑热 means “headache and brain fever”. It is used to mean “minor ailments”.

What is the Chinese definition of 头痛脑热?

泛指一般的小病或小灾小难。同“头疼脑热”。

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