厝邊頭尾
Chinese
neighbour; area around one's house | head and tail parts; beginning and end; details of a matter | ||
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trad. (厝邊頭尾) | 厝邊 | 頭尾 | |
simp. (厝边头尾) | 厝边 | 头尾 |
Pronunciation
Usage notes
厝邊/厝边 usually refers to the immediate next-door neighbours, while 厝邊頭尾/厝边头尾 is a more general term referring to everyone who lives in the same neighbourhood. Compare to the difference between 隔籬鄰舍/隔篱邻舍 and 街坊 in Cantonese.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鄰居 (“neighbor”) [map]
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