頭腦發脹

简 头脑发胀 · 繁 頭腦發脹
Mandarin · pinyin tóu nǎo fā zhàng

Meanings

  1. swelling of the head (physical condition)
  2. fig. swellheaded
  3. conceited
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頭
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
腦
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發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
脹
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头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脑
nǎo · brain
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
胀
zhàng · swell, inflate, expand
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2–3–1–4 · tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 nou5 faat3 zoeng3

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頭腦發脹 · tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4
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Exact source record頭腦發脹 头脑发胀 [tou2 nao3 fa1 zhang4] /swelling of the head (physical condition)/fig. swellheaded/conceited/