搖頭晃腦

See also: 摇头晃脑

Chinese

		shake; to rock	head; (noun suffix)	sway; to shade; dazzle	brain
trad. (搖頭晃腦)		搖	頭	晃	腦
simp. (摇头晃脑)		摇	头	晃	脑
Intercalation of 搖晃／摇晃 (yáohuàng) and 頭腦／头脑 (tóunǎo).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáotóuhuàngnǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ tau⁴ fong² nou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáotóuhuàngnǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄤˋ ㄋㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yautourhuanqnao
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ tau⁴ fong² nou⁵
  - Yale: yìuh tàuh fóng nóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ tau⁴ fong² nou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ teo⁴ fong² nou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ fɔːŋ³⁵ nou̯¹³/

Idiom

搖頭晃腦

to wag one's head; to look pleased with oneself; assume an air of self-approbation/self-conceit

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