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颠头簸脑
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颠头簸脑

颠头簸脑 — “To nod and bob one's head”

颠头簸脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nod and bob one's head”. Often indicating self-satisfaction, pleasure, or sometimes drowsiness or absent-mindedness.

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颠头簸脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

颠头簸脑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
颠
diān16top, overturn, jolt, insane
头
tóu5head
簸
bǒ19winnowing basket; to winnow
脑
nǎo10brain

Example Sentence with 颠头簸脑

小明听着爷爷讲的故事,高兴得颠头簸脑
Xiao Ming listened to his grandpa's story, nodding and bobbing his head with delight.

Idioms Related to 颠头簸脑

Synonyms of 颠头簸脑

  • diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
  • diān颠tóu头sǒng耸nǎo脑nodding and bobbing one's head complacently

More idioms starting with 颠

  • diān颠sān三dǎo倒sì四confused and incoherent
  • diān颠qián乾dǎo倒kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠pū仆liú流lí离wander about homeless and displaced
  • diān颠dǎo倒qián乾kūn坤possess extraordinary power to turn things around
  • diān颠dǎo倒gàn干kūn坤possess extraordinary power or ability
  • diān颠dǎo倒shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒yī衣cháng裳put on clothes in disarray from haste
  • diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
  • diān颠dǎo倒hēi黑bái白deliberately distort facts
  • diān颠chún唇bò簸zuǐ嘴stir up trouble with words

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Questions about 颠头簸脑

What does 颠头簸脑 mean?

颠头簸脑 (diān tóu bǒ nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nod and bob one's head”.

How do you pronounce 颠头簸脑?

颠头簸脑 is pronounced diān tóu bǒ nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 颠头簸脑?

颠:晃动;簸:摇荡。点头晃脑

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