不蒸馒头争口气 不蒸饅頭爭口氣 bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì 1. not to be crushed (idiom)2. to be determined to have one's revenge
冤有头，债有主 冤有頭，債有主 yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ 1. for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)2. when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
出头的椽子先烂 出頭的椽子先爛 chū tóu de chuán zi xiān làn 1. lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)2. fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
剃头挑子一头热 剃頭挑子一頭熱 tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè 1. lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)2. fig. one-sided enthusiasm3. one party is interested, but the other, not so much4. (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.)+1 条 好马不吃回头草 好馬不吃回頭草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo 1. lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)2. fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)3. leave the past behind
小葵花凤头鹦鹉 小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
斑头绿拟啄木鸟 斑頭綠擬啄木鳥 bān tóu lǜ nǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus)
杀人不过头点地 殺人不過頭點地 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì 1. It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously2. a fuss about nothing3. nothing to write home about
牛不喝水强按头 牛不喝水強按頭 niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu 1. lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)2. fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
白嘴端凤头燕鸥 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 bái zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
石头、剪子、布 石頭、剪子、布 shí tou , jiǎn zi , bù rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
砍头不过风吹帽 砍頭不過風吹帽 kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)
老婆孩子热炕头 老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou 1. wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)2. the simple and good life
船到桥头自然直 船到橋頭自然直 chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí 1. lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)2. fig. everything will be all right
色字头上一把刀 色字頭上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo 1. lit. there is a knife above the character for lust2. fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
开弓没有回头箭 開弓沒有回頭箭 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn 1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back3. to have to finish what one started4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks+1 条 头悬梁，锥刺股 頭懸梁，錐刺股 tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ 1. lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)2. fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
头发胡子一把抓 頭髮鬍子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā 1. lit. hair and beard all in one stroke2. fig. to handle different things by the same method3. one method to solve all problems4. one size fits all+1 条 黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 hēi zuǐ duān fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)
备用二级头呼吸器 備用二級頭呼吸器 bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì (scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus
内六角圆柱头螺钉 內六角圓柱頭螺釘 nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng hexagon socket head cap screw
好记性不如烂笔头 好記性不如爛筆頭 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
搬石头砸自己的脚 搬石頭砸自己的腳 bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo 1. to move a stone and stub one's toe2. to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
东一榔头西一棒子 東一榔頭西一棒子 dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
船到码头，车到站 船到碼頭，車到站 chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn 1. The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.2. The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
头脑简单四肢发达 頭腦簡單四肢發達 tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá all brawn no brains
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi 1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
搬起石头砸自己的脚 搬起石頭砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo 1. to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)2. hoisted by one's own petard
百尺竿头，更进一步 百尺竿頭，更進一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù 1. lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)2. fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
苦海无边，回头是岸 苦海無邊，回頭是岸 kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn 1. 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.2. Repent and ye shall be saved!
头痛医头，脚痛医脚 頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳 tóu tòng yī tóu , jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo 1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)2. reactive (rather than proactive)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo 1. lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)2. fig. at a total loss
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou 1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second2. the tip of the iceberg3. the cockroach principle
车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí (idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
variant of 愣头青[lèng tóu qīng]
variant of 触霉头[chù méi tóu]
variant of 头晕脑胀[tóu yūn nǎo zhàng]
悬羊头卖狗肉 懸羊頭賣狗肉 xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu see 挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 zhàng èr jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhàng èr hé shang mō bu zháo tóu nǎo]
宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi see 寧做雞頭，宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu bù zuò fèng wěi]
1. team leader (archaic)2. shopkeeper (archaic)
(Tw) radish, esp. white radish 白萝卜[bái luó bo]
1. (Tw) female gang leader2. female boss3. big sister