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截尾

jié wěi

2-character word

What 截尾 means

1. to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)

The characters in 截尾

• 截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
• 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant

Sounds the same

Read jié wěi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 结尾ending; coda; to wind up

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