有頭無尾

有頭無尾

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	head; (noun suffix)	not have	tail
trad. (有頭無尾)		有	頭	無	尾
simp. (有头无尾)		有	头	无	尾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒutóuwúwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ tau⁴ mou⁴ mei⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǒutóuwúwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoutourwuwoei
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ tau⁴ mou⁴ mei⁵
    • Yale: yáuh tàuh mòuh méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ tau⁴ mou⁴ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ teo⁴ mou⁴ méi⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ mei̯¹³/

Idiom

有頭無尾

1. to have a beginning but not an end; to fail to carry things through; to leave something unfinished