頭尾

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Chinese

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head; (noun suffix) tail
trad. (頭尾)
simp. (头尾)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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頭尾

  1. head and tail parts
  2. beginning and end; details of a matter

Adverb

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頭尾

  1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) from beginning to end
    頭尾 [Cantonese, trad.]
    头尾 [Cantonese, simp.]
    tau4 mei5 gaau2 zo2 saam1 jat6 [Jyutping]
    worked on it for three days from start to finish

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