吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
Pinyin

Definition

吴头楚尾
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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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
清楚
qīng chu
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 to understand thoroughly
  4. 4 to be clear about
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
宋楚瑜
Sòng Chǔ yú
  1. 1 James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
尾数
wěi shù
  1. 1 remainder (after rounding a number)
  2. 2 decimal part (of number after the decimal point)
  3. 3 mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.)
  4. 4 small change
  5. 5 balance (of an account)
尾气
wěi qì
  1. 1 exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)
  2. 2 emissions
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
尾声
wěi shēng
  1. 1 coda
  2. 2 epilogue
  3. 3 end
尾部
wěi bù
  1. 1 back part
  2. 2 rear or tail section
尾随
wěi suí
  1. 1 to tail behind
  2. 2 to tag along
  3. 3 to follow on the heels of
年尾
nián wěi
  1. 1 end of the year
从头到尾
cóng tóu dào wěi
  1. 1 from start to finish
  2. 2 from head to tail
  3. 3 the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
收尾
shōu wěi
  1. 1 to wind up
  2. 2 to bring to an end
  3. 3 to finish
末尾
mò wěi
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 tip
  3. 3 extremity
楚楚
chǔ chǔ
  1. 1 neat
  2. 2 lovely
楚雄
Chǔ xióng
  1. 1 Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chǔ xióng Yí zú zì zhì zhōu] in central Yunnan
汕尾
Shàn wěi
  1. 1 Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong

Idioms (20)

一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
  1. 1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
朝秦暮楚
zhāo Qín mù Chǔ
  1. 1 serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
  1. 1 to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
  2. 2 half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
  1. 1 top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
  1. 1 lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the pot calling the kettle black

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