抬頭不見低頭見

Chinese

		to look up; to raise one's head; to gain ground to look up; to raise one's head; to gain ground; to take hold	to not see; to not meet	to lower one's head; to bow one's head; to submit to lower one's head; to bow one's head; to submit; to yield; to give in	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (抬頭不見低頭見)		抬頭	不見	低頭	見
simp. (抬头不见低头见)		抬头	不见	低头	见

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táitóu bùjiàn dītóu jiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táitóu bùjiàn dītóu jiàn [Phonetic: táitóu bújiàn dītóu jiàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táitóu bùjiàn ditóu jiàn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻai²-tʻou² pu⁴-chien⁴ ti¹-tʻou² chien⁴
    • Yale: tái-tóu bù-jyàn dī-tóu jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tairtour bujiann ditour jiann
    • Palladius: тайтоу буцзянь дитоу цзянь (tajtou buczjanʹ ditou czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

抬頭不見低頭見

1. (colloquial) to meet often