Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「捧頭鼠竄」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「捧頭鼠竄」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Holding his head, he ran away like a mouse. Describes the embarrassing look of someone fleeing in panic.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pěng tóu shǔ cuàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pung2 tau4 syu2 chyun3
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
