抬头不见低头见

Traditional: 抬頭不見低頭見

tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

What does 抬头不见低头见 mean?

抬头不见低头见 (tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (of people in a small town etc) to cross paths regularly

Character breakdown

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抬táito lift · to raise 头tóuhead · hair style 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 低dīlow · beneath

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How to pronounce 抬头不见低头见

抬头不见低头见

tái tóu bù jiàn dī tóu jiàn

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