n. (Hira=くび,こうべ, Kata=クビ,コウベ) neck, part of a body (of a man or animal), between the shoulders and the head

n. (Trad=首, Pinyin=shou3) head, leader, chief

(Trad=首, Pinyin=shou3) measure word for poems

adj. (Trad=首, Pinyin=shou3) first

n. (Simp=首, Pinyin=shou3) head, leader, chief

(Simp=首, Pinyin=shou3) measure word for poems

adj. (Simp=首, Pinyin=shou3) first

a male; a cock; a bull; male; bull; he; cock; tom

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[壽] (1) long life; longevity
(2) one's age

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[手] (1) a hand
(2) a means [way]; a hand; a trick; a game; a move
(3) possibility; ability; capacity

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[數] (1) luck; fortune
(2) a number; a figure
(3) a few; several

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[水] (the essence of) Water (regarded as representing North, Winter, and Black)

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[秀] Excellent; A

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[繡] embroidery

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[首] a piece; a poem; a selection

wei4 shou3 wei4 wei3
Fearing the head and fearing the tail.
Referring to a person who is timid and overcautious and was full of misgivings before and after doing something.