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鸵鸟政策

tuó niǎo zhèng cèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
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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.

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Original source entry:

鴕鳥政策 鸵鸟政策 [tuo2 niao3 zheng4 ce4] /ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)/

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Other forms in these source records: 鴕鳥政策

  • 鸵
    tuó

    ostrich

  • 鸟
    diǎo

    penis

    niǎo

    bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn

  • 政
    zhèng

    political / politics / government

  • 策
    cè

    policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

    Cè

    surname Ce

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.