Pinyin Dictionary results for "shou wei"

守卫
to guard; to defend
收尾
to wind up; to bring to an end; to finish
首位
first place
首尾
head and tail
守卫者
defender; a guard
收尾音
final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics)
首尾相接
to join head to tail; bumper-to-bumper (of traffic jam)
首尾音
onset and rime
先下手为强
strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
畏首畏尾
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing
翻手为云覆手变雨
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain; very powerful and capable (idiom)
颔首微笑
to nod and smile
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