lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
trad. 吳頭楚尾
Also written 吳頭楚尾【Wú tóu Chǔ wěi】
Characters in this word
4吴
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surname Wu, area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai, name of states in southern China at different historical periods
- Pinyin
- Wú
- Traditional
- 吳
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9156 of 2500
头
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head, hair style, the top, end, beginning or end, a stub, remnant, chief, boss, side, aspect, first, leading, classifier for pigs or livestock, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Traditional
- 頭
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 773 of 2500
楚
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surname Chu, abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together, Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
- Pinyin
- Chǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 28528 of 2500
尾
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tail, remainder, remnant, extremity, sixth of the 28 constellations, classifier for fish
- Pinyin
- wěi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9230 of 2500