| 避风头 |
bì fēng tou |
to lie low (until the fuss dies down) |
| 避 |
bì |
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from |
| 避风 |
bì fēng |
to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble |
| 风 |
fēng |
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:阵,丝 |
| 风头 |
fēng tóu |
wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight |
| 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:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |