Chinese Word Entry
畏首畏尾| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | wèi shǒu wèi wěi |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | wai3 sau2 wai3 mei5 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 畏 | fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive, dread, awe, reverence |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄟˋ (wèi), ㄨㄟ (wēi), ㄨㄟˇ (wěi) |
| Cantonese: | wai3 |
| Japanese: | イ (i) / おそ.れる (osoreru)、 かしこま.る (kashikomaru)、 かしこ (kashiko)、 かしこ.し (kashikoshi) |
| Korean: | 외 (oe) |
| Vietnamese: | úy, uý |
| 首 | neck, counter for songs and poems, head, first, leader, chief, a poem, Kangxi radical 185 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu) |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu)、 シュウ (shuu) / くび (kubi)、 こうべ (koube)、 しるし (shirushi) |
| Korean: | 수 (su) |
| Vietnamese: | thủ, thú |
| 尾 | tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain, extremity, stern |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄟˇ (wěi), ㄧˇ (yǐ) |
| Cantonese: | mei5 |
| Japanese: | ビ (bi) / お (o) |
| Korean: | 미 (mi) |
| Vietnamese: | vĩ |