吴头楚尾

Traditional: 吳頭楚尾

Wú tóu Chǔ wěi

Dictionary entry

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

What does 吴头楚尾 mean?

吴头楚尾 (Wú tóu Chǔ wěi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together

2head-to-tail

3one thing starts where the other leaves off

Character breakdown

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吴Wúsurname Wu · area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai 头tóuhead · hair style 楚Chǔsurname Chu · abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together 尾wěitail · remainder

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