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街頭巷尾

简街头巷尾 · 繁街頭巷尾

Mandarin · pinyin jiē tóu xiàng wěi

top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

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街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
巷: xiàng · alley, lane
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2–4–3 · jie1 tou2 xiang4 wei3

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gaai1 tau4 hong6 mei5

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(idiomatic) streets and lanes; throughout the city

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