探頭探腦

See also: 探头探脑

Chinese

		to pop one's head in; to crane one's neck; probe	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	brain
trad. (探頭探腦)		探頭	探	腦
simp. (探头探脑)		探头	探	脑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tàntóutànnǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
Min Nan (POJ): thàm-thâu-thàm-náu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tàntóutànnǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tanntourtannnao
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
  - Yale: taam tàuh taam nóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ tau⁴ taam³ nou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: tam³ teo⁴ tam³ nou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰäːm³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰäːm³³ nou̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
  - Tâi-lô: thàm-thâu-thàm-náu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tarmtau'tarmnao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʊ²⁴ tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ nãʊ⁵³/

Idiom

探頭探腦

to pop one's head in and look about

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