從頭到腳

简 从头到脚 · 繁 從頭到腳
Mandarin · pinyin cóng tóu dào jiǎo

Meanings

  1. from head to foot
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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
腳
jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
从
cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
头
tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
脚
jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
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Mandarin tones

2–2–4–3 · cong2 tou2 dao4 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 tau4 dou3 goek3

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