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土頭土腦

简 土头土脑 · 繁 土頭土腦
Mandarin · pinyin tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo

Meanings

  1. rustic
  2. uncouth
  3. unsophisticated
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Characters in this entry

土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
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Entries containing 土頭土腦 ↗Words written with 土 ↗Words written with 頭 ↗Words written with 腦 ↗Words written with 头 ↗Words written with 脑 ↗

Mandarin tones

3–2–3–3 · tu3 tou2 tu3 nao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 tau4 tou2 nou5

Cantonese word readings for 土頭土腦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tou2 tau4 tou2 nou5

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) acting and/or dressing rustically

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