"頭隠して尻隠さず" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Japanese]

Forms: 頭隠して尻隠さず [canonical] (ruby: (あたま), (かく), (しり), (かく)), atama kakushite shiri kakusazu [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 頭 (atama, “head”) + 隠して (kakushite, “the -te form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”)”) + 尻 (shiri, “one's bottom”) + 隠さず (kakusazu, “the negative continuative form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”)”) Etymology templates: {{ja-r|隠す|かくす|to hide}} 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”), {{ja-r|隠す|かくす|to hide}} 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”), {{com|ja|頭|隠して|尻|隠さず|t1=head|t2=the -te form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu</span>, “to hide”)|t3=one's bottom|t4=the negative continuative form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu</span>, “to hide”)|tr1=atama|tr2=kakushite|tr3=shiri|tr4=kakusazu}} 頭 (atama, “head”) + 隠して (kakushite, “the -te form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”)”) + 尻 (shiri, “one's bottom”) + 隠さず (kakusazu, “the negative continuative form of 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”)”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|あたま かくして しり かくさず|head=頭隠して尻隠さず}} 頭(あたま)隠(かく)して尻(しり)隠(かく)さず • (atama kakushite shiri kakusazu)
  1. one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed

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