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斬頭截尾
  zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5   jyutping
  zhan3 tou2 jie2 wei3   pinyin
nip off unwanted parts; remove superfluous parts; arbitrarily delete unwanted parts [Syn]

verb

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
斬頭截尾 / 斩头截尾

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Characters in this word:

 zaam2  -  chop; cut
 tau4  -  head; first; chief
 zit6  -  cut; intercept; section
 mei5  -  tail; rear; end; remnant
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