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從頭

简从头 · 繁從頭

Mandarin · pinyin cóng tóu

anew
from the start

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · cong2 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 從頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adv

from the start; from the beginning; from the get-go
anew; once again

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