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土头土脑
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土头土脑 — “Rustic in appearance or manner”

土头土脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Rustic in appearance or manner”. Unsophisticated or unfashionable.

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土头土脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

土头土脑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
土
tǔ3soil, earth, land
头
tóu5head
土
tǔ3soil, earth, land
脑
nǎo10brain

Example Sentence with 土头土脑

他穿着一件旧外套,显得有些土头土脑,和周围的时尚人群格格不入。
Wearing an old coat, he looked a bit rustic and out of place among the fashionable crowd.

Idioms Related to 土头土脑

Synonyms of 土头土脑

  • tǔ土lǐ里tǔ土qì气uncouth, rustic, or unsophisticated

More idioms starting with 土

  • tǔ土ǒu偶méng蒙jīn金superficially adorn, lacking true substance
  • tǔ土bā八lù路An uncouth, rustic, or unsophisticated person
  • tǔ土bāo包zi子unsophisticated country bumpkin
  • tǔ土mái埋bàn半jié截to have one foot in the grave
  • tǔ土rǎng壤xì细liú流trivial or insignificant matters
  • tǔ土bēng崩wǎ瓦jiě解to completely fall apart
  • tǔ土bēng崩yú鱼làn烂disintegrating from within
  • tǔ土fú扶chéng成qiáng墙mutual support builds strength
  • tǔ土mù木xíng形hái骸natural unadorned appearance
  • tǔ土yáng洋bìng并jǔ举combine traditional and modern methods
  • tǔ土yáng洋jié结hé合combine traditional and modern methods
  • tǔ土niú牛mù木mǎ马useless things for show

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Questions about 土头土脑

What does 土头土脑 mean?

土头土脑 (tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Rustic in appearance or manner”.

How do you pronounce 土头土脑?

土头土脑 is pronounced tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 土头土脑?

指行为、举止、服饰等不合时尚

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