抱頭鼠竄

See also: 抱头鼠窜

Chinese

		to cover up one's head with one's hands	to scurry off like a rat
trad. (抱頭鼠竄)		抱頭	鼠竄
simp. (抱头鼠窜)		抱头	鼠窜

Etymology

Literary: to cover up one's head with one's hands (ducking for cover), and scurry off like a rat

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàotóu shǔcuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ tau⁴ syu² cyun³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàotóu shǔcuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawtour shuutsuann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰu̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ tau⁴ syu² cyun³
  - Yale: póuh tàuh syú chyun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ tau⁴ sy² tsyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ teo⁴ xu² qun³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ ɕyː³⁵ t͡ɕʰyːn³³/

Idiom

抱頭鼠竄

to flee like a scared rabbit; to scurry away like a rat

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