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賊頭賊腦

简 贼头贼脑 · 繁 賊頭賊腦
Mandarin · pinyin zéi tóu zéi nǎo

Meanings

  1. lit. to behave like a thief
  2. furtive
  3. underhand
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賊
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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贼
zéi · thief, traitor; kill
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
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Entries containing 賊頭賊腦 ↗Words written with 賊 ↗Words written with 頭 ↗Words written with 腦 ↗Words written with 贼 ↗Words written with 头 ↗Words written with 脑 ↗

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2–2–2–3 · zei2 tou2 zei2 nao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caak6 tau4 caak6 nou5

Cantonese word readings for 賊頭賊腦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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caak6 tau4 caak6 nou5

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