鬼探头

鬼探頭
guǐtàntóu
(coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traffic)

CEDICT

colloquial

Entry Composition

1 鬼 guǐ
  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡 guǐ)
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
2 探头 tàntóu
  1. to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc)
  2. probe; sensor