cáng
tóu
wěi

idiom
common

Meaning of 藏头露尾

藏头露尾 means hide the head and show the tail; be secretive or evasive. Pronounced cáng tóu lù wěi.

  • hide the head and show the tail; be secretive or evasive

Definitions & Examples

shuō
huà
zǒng
shì
cáng
tóu
wěi
 
ràng
rén
cāi
tòu
de
zhēn
shí
 

He always speaks in a secretive way, making it impossible to guess his real intentions.

Zhè
jiàn
shì
cáng
tóu
wěi
de
 
fǎn
ér
gèng
ràng
rén
huái怀
 

Being evasive about this matter only makes people more suspicious.

Bié
cáng
tóu
wěi
le
 
yǒu
shén
me
huà
jiù
zhí
shuō
ba
 

Stop being so secretive, just say what you have to say.

cáng
tóu
wěi
de
xíng
shì
fēng
 
zuì
zhōng
dǎo
zhì
le
zuò
huǒ
bàn
de
xìn
rèn
 

His evasive way of doing things eventually led to a loss of trust from his business partners.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
de
guān
diǎn
cáng
tóu
wěi
 
méi
yǒu
míng
què
de
jié
lùn
 

The argument in this article is evasive and lacks a clear conclusion.