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

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

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

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