act clandestinely
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ò UW ě IC á NGT ó u, which means hiding the head and exposing the tail. It describes being evasive and not telling the whole truth. It comes from Dian Jiang lip, a poem of turning back.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan · Zhang Kejiu's divertimento "point the crimson lips and turn over the words to come back": early retirement of officials and abandonment of their posts, far away from the world of mortal right and wrong, save hidden head and tail. "
Word usage
Chapter 8 of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "although I hide my head every sentence, I've been searched for life by you two, and my words are probably clear."
act clandestinely
Cast a soldier in the face of adversity - lín nàn zhù bīng
tell a story without missing a single circumstance - dī shuǐ bù lòu
may the hoofs of the unicorn bring you much luck -- may you have many good sons - lín zhǐ chéng xiáng
thick with leaves and deep-rooted - gēn shēn zhī mào