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頭頭是道

简头头是道 · 繁頭頭是道

Mandarin · pinyin tóu tóu shì dào

clear and logical

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–4–4 · tou2 tou2 shi4 dao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 tau4 si6 dou6

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(idiomatic) clear and logical; closely reasoned and well argued

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