贼头贼脑 — “Behaving stealthily or sneakily”
贼头贼脑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Behaving stealthily or sneakily”. Having a shifty or furtive appearance, like a thief.
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贼头贼脑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
贼头贼脑 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 贼头贼脑
他总是贼头贼脑地在人群中东张西望，生怕被别人发现。
He always looked around furtively in the crowd, as if afraid of being discovered.
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Antonyms of 贼头贼脑
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- zéi贼rén人xīn心xū虚A guilty conscience makes one timid
- zéi贼rén人dǎn胆xū虚A guilty conscience makes one timid
- zéi贼qù去guān关mén门lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
- zéi贼hǎn喊zhuō捉zéi贼A thief crying 'catch the thief
- zéi贼fū夫ren人zhī之zi子corrupt someone's child
- zéi贼tóu头gǒu狗nǎo脑sly and shifty-eyed
- zéi贼tóu头guǐ鬼nǎo脑sneaky and shifty
- zéi贼zi子luàn乱chén臣wicked and rebellious individuals
- zéi贼xīn心bù不sǐ死evil intentions refuse to die
- zéi贼pí皮zéi贼gǔ骨hardened, cunning, and resilient rogue
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What does 贼头贼脑 mean?
贼头贼脑 (zéi tóu zéi nǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Behaving stealthily or sneakily”.
How do you pronounce 贼头贼脑?
贼头贼脑 is pronounced zéi tóu zéi nǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 贼头贼脑?
形容举动偷偷摸摸，不光明正大。