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牛頭不對馬嘴


牛头不对马嘴

see styles
niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ
    niu2 tou2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3
niu t`ou pu tui ma tsui
    niu tou pu tui ma tsui
see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu:2chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3zui3]

石頭無際大師


石头无际大师

see styles
shí tóu wú jì dà shī
    shi2 tou2 wu2 ji4 da4 shi1
shih t`ou wu chi ta shih
    shih tou wu chi ta shih
 Sekitō Musai Daishi
Great Master Sekito Musai

紅頭長尾山雀


红头长尾山雀

see styles
hóng tóu cháng wěi shān què
    hong2 tou2 chang2 wei3 shan1 que4
hung t`ou ch`ang wei shan ch`üeh
    hung tou chang wei shan chüeh
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)

賓頭盧頗羅墮


宾头卢颇罗堕

see styles
bīn tóu lú pǒ luó duò
    bin1 tou2 lu2 po3 luo2 duo4
pin t`ou lu p`o lo to
    pin tou lu po lo to
 Hinzuru harada
Piṇḍola-bhāradvāja, name of the first of the sixteen arhats, who became the old man of the mountains, white hair and bead, bushy eyebrows, one of the genī.

醜話說在前頭


丑话说在前头

see styles
chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou
    chou3 hua4 shuo1 zai4 qian2 tou5
ch`ou hua shuo tsai ch`ien t`ou
    chou hua shuo tsai chien tou
let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank

雞蛋裡挑骨頭


鸡蛋里挑骨头

see styles
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou
    ji1 dan4 li5 tiao1 gu3 tou5
chi tan li t`iao ku t`ou
    chi tan li tiao ku tou
to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom)

不撞南牆不回頭


不撞南墙不回头

see styles
bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu
    bu4 zhuang4 nan2 qiang2 bu4 hui2 tou2
pu chuang nan ch`iang pu hui t`ou
    pu chuang nan chiang pu hui tou
to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom)

不是冤家不聚頭


不是冤家不聚头

see styles
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
    bu4 shi4 yuan1 jia1 bu4 ju4 tou2
pu shih yüan chia pu chü t`ou
    pu shih yüan chia pu chü tou
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)

不蒸饅頭爭口氣


不蒸馒头争口气

see styles
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
    bu4 zheng1 man2 tou5 zheng1 kou3 qi4
pu cheng man t`ou cheng k`ou ch`i
    pu cheng man tou cheng kou chi
not to be crushed (idiom); to be determined to have one's revenge

低頭不見抬頭見


低头不见抬头见

see styles
dī tóu bù jiàn tái tóu jiàn
    di1 tou2 bu4 jian4 tai2 tou2 jian4
ti t`ou pu chien t`ai t`ou chien
    ti tou pu chien tai tou chien
see 抬頭不見低頭見|抬不见低见[tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4]

冤有頭,債有主


冤有头,债有主

see styles
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
    yuan1 you3 tou2 , zhai4 you3 zhu3
yüan yu t`ou , chai yu chu
    yüan yu tou , chai yu chu
for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom); when settling disputes one should not involve third parties

出頭的椽子先爛


出头的椽子先烂

see styles
chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn
    chu1 tou2 de5 chuan2 zi5 xian1 lan4
ch`u t`ou te ch`uan tzu hsien lan
    chu tou te chuan tzu hsien lan
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom); fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack

剃頭挑子一頭熱


剃头挑子一头热

see styles
tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè
    ti4 tou2 tiao1 zi5 yi1 tou2 re4
t`i t`ou t`iao tzu i t`ou je
    ti tou tiao tzu i tou je
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom); fig. one-sided enthusiasm; one party is interested, but the other, not so much; (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)

好馬不吃回頭草


好马不吃回头草

see styles
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
    hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3
hao ma pu ch`ih hui t`ou ts`ao
    hao ma pu chih hui tou tsao
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom); fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc); leave the past behind

小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡


小葵花凤头鹦鹉

see styles
xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ
    xiao3 kui2 hua1 feng4 tou2 ying1 wu3
hsiao k`uei hua feng t`ou ying wu
    hsiao kuei hua feng tou ying wu
(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)

強龍不壓地頭蛇


强龙不压地头蛇

see styles
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
    qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2
ch`iang lung pu ya ti t`ou she
    chiang lung pu ya ti tou she
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

抬頭不見低頭見


抬头不见低头见

see styles
tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn
    tai2 tou2 bu4 jian4 di1 tou2 jian4
t`ai t`ou pu chien ti t`ou chien
    tai tou pu chien ti tou chien
(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

斑頭綠擬啄木鳥


斑头绿拟啄木鸟

see styles
bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo
    ban1 tou2 lu:4 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
pan t`ou lü ni cho mu niao
    pan tou lü ni cho mu niao
(bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)

殺人不過頭點地


杀人不过头点地

see styles
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì
    sha1 ren2 bu4 guo4 tou2 dian3 di4
sha jen pu kuo t`ou tien ti
    sha jen pu kuo tou tien ti
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about

浪子回頭金不換


浪子回头金不换

see styles
làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn
    lang4 zi3 hui2 tou2 jin1 bu4 huan4
lang tzu hui t`ou chin pu huan
    lang tzu hui tou chin pu huan
a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

牛不喝水強按頭


牛不喝水强按头

see styles
niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu
    niu2 bu4 he1 shui3 qiang3 an4 tou2
niu pu ho shui ch`iang an t`ou
    niu pu ho shui chiang an tou
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom); fig. to try to impose one's will on sb

白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗


白嘴端凤头燕鸥

see styles
bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
    bai2 zui3 duan1 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
pai tsui tuan feng t`ou yen ou
    pai tsui tuan feng tou yen ou
(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

石頭、剪子、布


石头、剪子、布

see styles
shí tou , jiǎn zi , bù
    shi2 tou5 , jian3 zi5 , bu4
shih t`ou , chien tzu , pu
    shih tou , chien tzu , pu
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)

砍頭不過風吹帽


砍头不过风吹帽

see styles
kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào
    kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4
k`an t`ou pu kuo feng ch`ui mao
    kan tou pu kuo feng chui mao
to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)

老婆孩子熱炕頭


老婆孩子热炕头

see styles
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou
    lao3 po2 hai2 zi5 re4 kang4 tou5
lao p`o hai tzu je k`ang t`ou
    lao po hai tzu je kang tou
wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life

船到橋頭自然直


船到桥头自然直

see styles
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
    chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
ch`uan tao ch`iao t`ou tzu jan chih
    chuan tao chiao tou tzu jan chih
lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb); fig. everything will be all right

色字頭上一把刀


色字头上一把刀

see styles
sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo
    se4 zi4 tou2 shang4 yi1 ba3 dao1
se tzu t`ou shang i pa tao
    se tzu tou shang i pa tao
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust; fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences

賓頭盧跋羅墮闍


宾头卢跋罗堕阇

see styles
bīn tóu lú bá luó duò shé
    bin1 tou2 lu2 ba2 luo2 duo4 she2
pin t`ou lu pa lo to she
    pin tou lu pa lo to she
 Hintōroharadasha
Piṇḍolabbaradvāja

賓頭盧頗羅墮誓


宾头卢颇罗堕誓

see styles
bīn tóu lú pǒ luó duò shì
    bin1 tou2 lu2 po3 luo2 duo4 shi4
pin t`ou lu p`o lo to shih
    pin tou lu po lo to shih
 Hinzuro haradasei
Piṇḍola-bhāradvāja

開弓沒有回頭箭


开弓没有回头箭

see styles
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
    kai1 gong1 mei2 you3 hui2 tou2 jian4
k`ai kung mei yu hui t`ou chien
    kai kung mei yu hui tou chien
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once you started something, there's no turning back; to have to finish what one started; to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

頭懸梁,錐刺股


头悬梁,锥刺股

see styles
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
    tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3
t`ou hsüan liang , chui tz`u ku
    tou hsüan liang , chui tzu ku
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom); fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

頭髮鬍子一把抓


头发胡子一把抓

see styles
tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā
    tou2 fa5 hu2 zi5 yi1 ba3 zhua1
t`ou fa hu tzu i pa chua
    tou fa hu tzu i pa chua
lit. hair and beard all in one stroke; fig. to handle different things by the same method; one method to solve all problems; one size fits all

黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗


黑嘴端凤头燕鸥

see styles
hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu
    hei1 zui3 duan1 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
hei tsui tuan feng t`ou yen ou
    hei tsui tuan feng tou yen ou
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

備用二級頭呼吸器


备用二级头呼吸器

see styles
bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì
    bei4 yong4 er4 ji2 tou2 hu1 xi1 qi4
pei yung erh chi t`ou hu hsi ch`i
    pei yung erh chi tou hu hsi chi
(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus

內六角圓柱頭螺釘


内六角圆柱头螺钉

see styles
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng
    nei4 liu4 jiao3 yuan2 zhu4 tou2 luo2 ding1
nei liu chiao yüan chu t`ou lo ting
    nei liu chiao yüan chu tou lo ting
hexagon socket head cap screw

好記性不如爛筆頭


好记性不如烂笔头

see styles
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
    hao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 lan4 bi3 tou2
hao chi hsing pu ju lan pi t`ou
    hao chi hsing pu ju lan pi tou
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

搬石頭砸自己的腳


搬石头砸自己的脚

see styles
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
    ban1 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3
pan shih t`ou tsa tzu chi te chiao
    pan shih tou tsa tzu chi te chiao
to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

東一榔頭西一棒子


东一榔头西一棒子

see styles
dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi
    dong1 yi1 lang2 tou2 xi1 yi1 bang4 zi5
tung i lang t`ou hsi i pang tzu
    tung i lang tou hsi i pang tzu
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

船到碼頭,車到站


船到码头,车到站

see styles
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
    chuan2 dao4 ma3 tou2 , che1 dao4 zhan4
ch`uan tao ma t`ou , ch`e tao chan
    chuan tao ma tou , che tao chan
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.; The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

頭腦簡單四肢發達


头脑简单四肢发达

see styles
tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá
    tou2 nao3 jian3 dan1 si4 zhi1 fa1 da2
t`ou nao chien tan ssu chih fa ta
    tou nao chien tan ssu chih fa ta
all brawn no brains

丈二金剛摸不著頭腦


丈二金刚摸不着头脑

see styles
zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
    zhang4 er4 jin1 gang1 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
chang erh chin kang mo pu chao t`ou nao
    chang erh chin kang mo pu chao tou nao
see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]

寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾


宁做鸡头,不做凤尾

see styles
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
    ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3
ning tso chi t`ou , pu tso feng wei
    ning tso chi tou , pu tso feng wei
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

寧為雞頭,不為鳳尾


宁为鸡头,不为凤尾

see styles
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi
    ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3
ning wei chi t`ou , pu wei feng wei
    ning wei chi tou , pu wei feng wei
see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]

搬起石頭砸自己的腳


搬起石头砸自己的脚

see styles
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
    ban1 qi3 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3
pan ch`i shih t`ou tsa tzu chi te chiao
    pan chi shih tou tsa tzu chi te chiao
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom); hoisted by one's own petard

百尺竿頭,更盡一步


百尺竿头,更尽一步

see styles
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels

百尺竿頭,更進一步


百尺竿头,更进一步

see styles
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom); fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

苦海無邊,回頭是岸


苦海无边,回头是岸

see styles
kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn
    ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 , hui2 tou2 shi4 an4
k`u hai wu pien , hui t`ou shih an
    ku hai wu pien , hui tou shih an
The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved!

頭痛醫頭,腳痛醫腳


头痛医头,脚痛医脚

see styles
tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo
    tou2 tong4 yi1 tou2 , jiao3 tong4 yi1 jiao3
t`ou t`ung i t`ou , chiao t`ung i chiao
    tou tung i tou , chiao tung i chiao
to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb); reactive (rather than proactive)

丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦


丈二和尚,摸不着头脑

see styles
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
    zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
chang erh ho shang , mo pu chao t`ou nao
    chang erh ho shang , mo pu chao tou nao
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss

老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭


老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头

see styles
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
    lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 , da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5
lao shu t`o mu hsien , ta t`ou tsai hou t`ou
    lao shu to mu hsien , ta tou tsai hou tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle

車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直


车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

see styles
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
    che1 dao4 shan1 qian2 bi4 you3 lu4 , chuan2 dao4 qiao2 tou2 zi4 ran2 zhi2
ch`e tao shan ch`ien pi yu lu , ch`uan tao ch`iao t`ou tzu jan chih
    che tao shan chien pi yu lu , chuan tao chiao tou tzu jan chih
(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈婆藪槃頭菩薩造并註


无量寿经优婆提舍愿生偈婆薮槃头菩萨造并注

see styles
wú liáng shòu jīng yōu pó tí shè yuàn shēng jié pó sǒu pán tóu pú sà zào bīng zhù
    wu2 liang2 shou4 jing1 you1 po2 ti2 she4 yuan4 sheng1 jie2 po2 sou3 pan2 tou2 pu2 sa4 zao4 bing1 zhu4
wu liang shou ching yu p`o t`i she yüan sheng chieh p`o sou p`an t`ou p`u sa tsao ping chu
    wu liang shou ching yu po ti she yüan sheng chieh po sou pan tou pu sa tsao ping chu
 Muryōjukyō ubadaisha ganshōge basōbanzu bosatsu zōhyōchū
Commentary on Vasubandhu's Treatise on the Pure Land

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 52 results for "头" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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Japanese Kanji Dictionary

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