抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to flee in panic like a scared rat

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

Characters

Character Meaning
抱 bào HSK 4
to hug; to hold; to carry (in one's arms)
頭 tóu
head; the top; end
鼠 shǔ HSK 5
mouse; rat
竄 cuàn
to flee; to scuttle; to amend or edit