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颠头耸脑
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颠头耸脑

颠头耸脑 — “To nod and bob one's head”

颠头耸脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nod and bob one's head”. Often indicating a complacent, self-satisfied, or drowsy state.

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颠头耸脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

颠头耸脑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
颠
diān16top, overturn, jolt, insane
头
tóu5head
耸
sǒng10rise up, alarm, unresponsive
脑
nǎo10brain

Example Sentence with 颠头耸脑

他听着戏曲,颠头耸脑地跟着哼唱,一副陶醉的样子。
Listening to the opera, he bobbed his head and hummed along, looking utterly absorbed.

Idioms Related to 颠头耸脑

Synonyms of 颠头耸脑

  • diān颠tóu头bō播nǎo脑nod and sway one's head complacently
  • diān颠tóu头bǒ簸nǎo脑nod and bob one's head

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 颠头耸脑

What does 颠头耸脑 mean?

颠头耸脑 (diān tóu sǒng nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nod and bob one's head”.

How do you pronounce 颠头耸脑?

颠头耸脑 is pronounced diān tóu sǒng nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 颠头耸脑?

颠:晃动。点头晃脑

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