抱头鼠蹿 in English bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiomatic expression); to flee ignominiously
  • also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜

Simplified Characters

抱 头 鼠 蹿

Traditional Characters

抱 頭 鼠 躥

Pinyin

bao4 tou2 shu3 cuan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

抱bao4to hold 头tou2head 鼠shu3rat 蹿cuan1to leap up