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虛頭巴腦

简 虚头巴脑 · 繁 虛頭巴腦
Mandarin · pinyin xū tóu bā nǎo

Meanings

  1. (coll.) all show and no substance
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虛
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
巴
bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
腦
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虚
xū · false
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
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Entries containing 虛頭巴腦 ↗Words written with 虛 ↗Words written with 頭 ↗Words written with 巴 ↗Words written with 腦 ↗Words written with 虚 ↗Words written with 头 ↗Words written with 脑 ↗

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1–2–1–3 · xu1 tou2 ba1 nao3

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