收尾

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Chinese

to receive; to accept; to collect
to receive; to accept; to collect; in care of (used on address line after name)
 
tail
simp. and trad.
(收尾)
alternative forms 收屘 Cantonese

Pronunciation 1


Verb

收尾

  1. to bring to a conclusion; to wind up; to finish
Synonyms

Noun

收尾

  1. ending (of an essay, an article, a play, etc.)

Pronunciation 2


Adverb

收尾

  1. (Cantonese) in the end; finally
    原底今晚睇戲收尾大家唔得閒所以 [Cantonese, trad.]
    原底今晚睇戏收尾大家唔得闲所以 [Cantonese, simp.]
    jyun4 dai2 soeng2 waa6 gam1 maan5-1 heoi3 tai2 hei3 ge3, sau1 mei5-1 daai6 gaa1 dou1 waa6 m4 dak1 haan4, so2 ji5 zau6 mou5 heoi3 dou3.
    We originally were going to go watch a movie tonight, but in the end everyone said they were busy, so we didn't get to go.