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首尾音
shǒu wěi yīn
Pinyin
Definition
首尾音
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shǒu wěi yīn
onset and rime
Character Decomposition
首
首
尾
尸
毛
音
音
Related Words
(20)
声音
shēng yīn
1
voice
2
sound
3
CL:個|个[gè]
语音
yǔ yīn
1
speech sounds
2
pronunciation
3
colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
4
phonetic
5
audio
6
voice
7
(Internet) to voice chat
8
voice message
音乐
yīn yuè
1
music
2
CL:張|张[zhāng],曲[qǔ],段[duàn]
首
shǒu
1
head
2
chief
3
first (occasion, thing etc)
4
classifier for poems, songs etc
首先
shǒu xiān
1
first (of all)
2
in the first place
首页
shǒu yè
1
home page (of a website)
2
title page
3
front page
4
first page
5
fig. beginning
6
cover letter
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
1
tone deaf
2
unable to sing in tune
低音
dī yīn
1
bass
元首
yuán shǒu
1
head of state
匕首
bǐ shǒu
1
dagger
口音
kǒu yīn
1
oral speech sounds (linguistics)
嗓音
sǎng yīn
1
voice
噪音
zào yīn
1
rumble
2
noise
3
static (in a signal)
回音
huí yīn
1
echo
2
reply
3
turn (ornament in music)
回首
huí shǒu
1
to turn around
2
to look back
3
to recollect
定音
dìng yīn
1
to call the tune
2
to make the final decision
尾
wěi
1
tail
2
remainder
3
remnant
4
extremity
5
sixth of the 28 constellations
6
classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
1
tail
2
colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
尾数
wěi shù
1
remainder (after rounding a number)
2
decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
3
mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
4
small change
5
balance (of an account)
Idioms
(20)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
1
to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
1
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
2
at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
1
to bow before (idiom)
2
to capitulate
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2
head-to-tail
3
one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
1
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
1
to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
1
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
2
to be well pleased with oneself
3
to have a lighthearted air
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
1
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
2
in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
1
striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
2
to strut
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2
to reveal one's evil nature
3
evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
1
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
1
bitter and hateful (idiom)
2
to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
1
(of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
1
white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
1
main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
2
fig. main cause of a disaster
Sample Sentences