杖头木偶 — “Rod-head puppet”
杖头木偶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is completely controlled and manipulated by others, lacking their own will or initiative; a mere puppet”. Literally, “rod-head puppet”.
杖头木偶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杖头木偶 Character Breakdown
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What does 杖头木偶 mean?
杖头木偶 (zhàng tóu mù ǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is completely controlled and manipulated by others, lacking their own will or initiative; a mere puppet”.
How do you pronounce 杖头木偶?
杖头木偶 is pronounced zhàng tóu mù ǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杖头木偶 literally mean?
Literally, 杖头木偶 means “rod-head puppet”. It is used to mean “a person who is completely controlled and manipulated by others, lacking their own will or initiative; a mere puppet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杖头木偶?
以木棍举托操纵木偶、做出各种造型动作的一种木偶戏。比喻受人操纵的人