探頭探腦

See also: 探头探脑

Chinese

		to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	head; (noun suffix)	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	brain
trad. (探頭探腦)		探	頭	探	腦
simp. (探头探脑)		探	头	探	脑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tàntóutànnǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàm-thâu-thàm-náu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tàntóutànnǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tàntóutànnǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-tʻou²-tʻan⁴-nao³
    • Yale: tàn-tóu-tàn-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanntourtannnao
    • Palladius: таньтоутаньнао (tanʹtoutanʹnao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
    • Yale: taam tàuh taam nóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: tam³ teo⁴ tam³ nou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰaːm³³ nou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
    • Tâi-lô: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarmtau'tarmnao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴ tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ nãu⁵³/

Idiom

探頭探腦

1. to pop one's head in and look about

Synonyms

• (regional) 巴頭探腦／巴头探脑 (bātóutànnǎo)