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搖頭晃腦 (jiu4 tau4 fong2 nou5) — look pleased with oneself; wag one's head in self-conceit in Cantonese

jiuˎ₄搖tauˎ₄頭fongˊ²晃nouˏ₅腦
简 摇头晃脑
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2 tou2 huang4 nao3

Meaning of 搖頭晃腦

nounlook pleased with oneself; wag one's head in self-conceit
nounwagging one's head smugly, looking pleased with oneself (self-conceit)

Characters in 搖頭晃腦

搖jiu4
agitate; incite; annoy
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
晃fong2
dazzling; shining; glaring
腦nou5
the brain

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