執頭執尾
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]execute (a plan); grasp | head; (noun suffix) | execute (a plan); grasp | tail | ||
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trad. (執頭執尾) | 執 | 頭 | 執 | 尾 | |
simp. (执头执尾) | 执 | 头 | 执 | 尾 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zap1 tau4 zap1 mei5
- Yale: jāp tàuh jāp méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzap7 tau4 dzap7 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: zeb1 teo4 zeb1 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐp̚⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]執頭執尾
- (Cantonese) to do odd jobs; to do miscellaneous work and sundry duties