搬 楦 头

bān xuàn toudictionary entry

lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom) / fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)

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Original source entry:

搬楦頭 搬楦头 [ban1 xuan4 tou5] /lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom)/fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)/

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Other forms in these source records: 搬楦頭

搬
bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
楦
xuàn
(wooden) shoe last / to block (a hat) / to stretch (a shoe)
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

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