首尾兩端

Chinese

		head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems	tail	both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; some; a few; tael	end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular
trad. (首尾兩端)		首	尾	兩	端
simp. (首尾两端)		首	尾	两	端

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǒuwěiliǎngduān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² mei⁵ loeng⁵ dyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǒuwěiliǎngduān [Phonetic: shóuwéiliǎngduān]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoouwoeileangduan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau² mei⁵ loeng⁵ dyun¹
  - Yale: sáu méih léuhng dyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau² mei⁵ loeng⁵ dyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo² méi⁵ lêng⁵ dün¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ lœ̽ːŋ¹³ tyːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

首尾兩端

Synonym of 首鼠兩端／首鼠两端 (shǒushǔliǎngduān, “to be hesitant or indecisive”).

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