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龍頭蛇尾

简龙头蛇尾 · 繁龍頭蛇尾

Mandarin · pinyin lóng tóu shé wěi

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龍: Look up this written character
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
蛇: shé · snake
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–2–3 · long2 tou2 she2 wei3

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lung4 tau4 se4 mei5

Cantonese word readings for 龍頭蛇尾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

lung4 tau4 se4 mei5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.