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從頭到尾

简从头到尾 · 繁從頭到尾

Mandarin · pinyin cóng tóu dào wěi

from start to finish
from head to tail
the whole (thing)

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–4–3 · cong2 tou2 dao4 wei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 tau4 dou3 mei5

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

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adv

from start to finish; from beginning to end; from A to Z; from first to last; all the way through

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