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Open the tool →套头裹脑 (tào tóu guǒ nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something very intricate, complicated, and confusing, making it difficult to distinguish or understand; also used to describe something extremely thorough and meticulous, leaving no loopholes or weaknesses”.
套头裹脑 is pronounced tào tóu guǒ nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 套头裹脑 means “Cover the head and wrap the brain”. It is used to mean “describes something very intricate, complicated, and confusing, making it difficult to distinguish or understand; also used to describe something extremely thorough and meticulous, leaving no loopholes or weaknesses”.
比喻很多事情纠缠在一起,分辨不清。形容十分周密不露破绽