藏头露尾 in English cang2 tou2 lu4 wei3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hide the head and show the tail (idiomatic expression); to give a partial account
  • half-truths

Simplified Characters

藏 头 露 尾

Traditional Characters

藏 頭 露 尾

Pinyin

cang2 tou2 lu4 wei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

藏cang2Tibet 头tou2head 露lu4surname Lu 尾wei3tail