探头探脑 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to stick one's head out and look around

Character by character

• 探tànto find, to locate; to grope for, to search for
• 头tóuhead; chief, boss; first, top
• 探tànto find, to locate; to grope for, to search for
• 脑nǎobrain

Idioms sharing a character

• 巴头探脑 bā tóu tàn nǎo
• 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù
• 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
• 三头六臂 sān tóu liù bì
• 事到临头 shì dào lín tóu
• 傻头傻脑 shǎ tóu shǎ nǎo
• 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
• 出人头地 chū rén tóu dì
• 初露头角 chū lù tóu jiǎo
• 劈头盖脸 pī tóu gài liǎn

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