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首尾相接

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu wěi xiāng jiē

to join head to tail
bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect

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3–3–1–1 · shou3 wei3 xiang1 jie1

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sau2 mei5 soeng1 zip3

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