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魚頭

简鱼头 · 繁魚頭

Mandarin · pinyin yú tóu

fish head
fig. upright and unwilling to compromise

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · yu2 tou2

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noun

(literal) fish head
(literary, figurative) upright, unaccommodating person
(Shanghainese, slang) five of a currency designation

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