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吴头楚尾

Wú tóu Chǔ wěi

4-character word Traditional 吳頭楚尾

What 吴头楚尾 means

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

The characters in 吴头楚尾

• 吴Wúsurname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai…
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 楚chǔdistinct; clear; orderly
• 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant

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