Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「吳頭楚尾」, with more below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「吳頭楚尾」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
The northern part of present-day Jiangxi was the border between Wu and Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period. It was located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Wu and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Chu, as if the ends were connected to each other.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wú tóu chǔ wěi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng4 tau4 cho2 mei5
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