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头疼脑热 — “Minor ailments”

头疼脑热 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “minor ailments”. Slight troubles or inconveniences. Literally, “headache and fever”.

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头疼脑热 Pronunciation and Pinyin

头疼脑热 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
头
tóu5head
疼
téng10pain, love dearly
脑
nǎo10brain
热
rè10hot, heat, fever, popular

Example Sentence with 头疼脑热

最近工作比较忙,偶尔有些头疼脑热也是常有的事,不必过于担忧。
Recently, work has been quite busy, so having some minor ailments from time to time is common and nothing to worry about too much.

Idioms Related to 头疼脑热

Synonyms of 头疼脑热

  • tóu头tòng痛nǎo脑rè热minor ailments

More idioms starting with 头

  • tóu头yī一wú无èr二unique and unparalleled
  • tóu头shàng上ān安tóu头needless duplication
  • tóu头shàng上mò末xià下from beginning to end
  • tóu头shàng上zhuó著tóu头to do something superfluous
  • tóu头kuài会jī箕liǎn敛exorbitant and oppressive taxation
  • tóu头kuài会jī箕fù赋harsh poll tax and grain levy
  • tóu头chū出tóu头mò没to follow prevailing trends
  • tóu头fa发hú胡zi子yī一bǎ把zhuā抓treat all matters indiscriminately
  • tóu头tóu头shì是dào道speak or act clearly and logically
  • tóu头zhuàng撞nán南qiáng墙stubbornly persist despite obvious difficulties
  • tóu头hūn昏mù目yūn晕dizzy head, blurry eyes
  • tóu头hūn昏mù目xuàn眩dizzy and blurred vision

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Questions about 头疼脑热

What does 头疼脑热 mean?

头疼脑热 (tóu téng nǎo rè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “minor ailments”.

How do you pronounce 头疼脑热?

头疼脑热 is pronounced tóu téng nǎo rè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 头疼脑热 literally mean?

Literally, 头疼脑热 means “headache and fever”. It is used to mean “minor ailments”.

What is the Chinese definition of 头疼脑热?

泛指一般的小病或小灾小难。

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