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頭隠して尻隠さず
Hiragana
あたまかくしてしりかくさず
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
頭だけを隠して尻を隠さないことから、悪事や欠点を一部分だけ隠して、全部を隠したつもりでいる愚かさをたとえることわざ。 / ごまかそうとしても、肝心なところ・大事な部分が露呈してしまっている様子。 / 隠し事や取り繕いが不完全で、周囲には見え見えであることのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かくしたつもりでもだいじなところがでていてすぐわかること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
掩饰不周，反而显露破绽。 / 只顾遮掩一处，关键之处仍露在外。 / 欲盖弥彰的自欺欺人行为。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
藏頭露尾，比喻掩飾不全。 / 試圖遮掩卻留明顯破綻。 / 想隱匿反而更顯眼。
Korean Meaning
어설프게 숨기려다 오히려 티가 나다 / 겉만 가리고 핵심은 드러난 채로 두다 / 숨기거나 속이려는 시도가 허술해 쉽게 들통나다
Vietnamese Meaning
Giấu đầu hở đuôi / Cố che đậy nhưng vẫn để lộ sơ hở / Che giấu vụng về, để lộ dấu vết rõ ràng
Tagalog Meaning
pagtatago na kapos; halata pa rin / nagtatangkang magtago pero may bahaging lantad
Sense（1）
one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed
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one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed
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頭隠して尻隠さず
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He is acting in a way that is like 'hide the head but forget the tail'.
He is acting in a way that is like 'hide the head but forget the tail'.
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彼は頭隠して尻隠さずの行動をしている。
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