Lingaku- to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- half-truths
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- half-truths
This idiom describes a situation where someone reveals only part of the truth or information while concealing the whole context, often implying deceit or an incomplete presentation of facts.
He always gives a partial account and never tells me the whole truth.
This meaning refers to statements that are partially true but misleading, as they leave out critical information or context, leading to a misunderstanding of the complete situation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
cáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾to hide the head and show the tail (to give a partial account)zhī只shuì说cáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾to speak only partiallydiǎn xíng典型de的cáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾a typical partial accountcáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾de的gù shì故事a story with half-truthsyòng用cí词Zàng藏tóu头Lù露wěi尾to use words ambiguouslytā他de的huà话Zàng藏tóu头Lù露wěi尾his words are open to interpretationbì miǎn避免cáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾to avoid giving partial informationcáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾de的biǎo dá表达a partial expressionfēn xī分析cáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾to analyze partial accountscáng tóu lù wěi藏头露尾de的fāng shì方式the way of giving half-truths