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鴕鳥政策

简鸵鸟政策 · 繁鴕鳥政策

Mandarin · pinyin tuó niǎo zhèng cè

ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)

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鴕: Look up this written character
鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
政: zhèng · government, political affairs
策: cè · scheme, plan; to whip; urge
鸵: tuó · ostrich
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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2–3–4–4 · tuo2 niao3 zheng4 ce4

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ostrich policy

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