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鬼探头

guǐ tàn tóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-775ad77c32108855. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鬼探頭 鬼探头 [gui3 tan4 tou2] /(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)/

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Other forms in these source records: 鬼探頭

  • 鬼
    guǐ

    disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[guǐ]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy

  • 探
    tàn

    to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.