Meaning of 掐头去尾
掐头去尾 means to remove the head and tail; to omit the beginning and end; to cut out the essential parts. Pronounced qiā tóu qù wěi.
- to remove the head and tail; to omit the beginning and end; to cut out the essential parts
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
xù叙
shù述
shì事
jiàn件
shí时
zǒng总
shì是
qiā掐
tóu头
qù去
wěi尾
，
ràng让
rén人
tīng听
bù不
míng明
bái白
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
When he narrates events, he always cuts out the beginning and end, making it impossible for people to understand the truth.
Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
dào道
bèi被
qiā掐
tóu头
qù去
wěi尾
dì地
yǐn引
yòng用
，
wán完
quán全
shī失
qù去
le了
zuò作
zhě者
de的
yuán原
yì意
。
This report was quoted out of context, completely losing the author's original meaning.
Nǐ你
bié别
qiā掐
tóu头
qù去
wěi尾
，
bǎ把
shì事
qíng情
de的
jīng经
guò过
yuán原
yuán原
běn本
běn本
dì地
jiǎng讲
chū出
lái来
。
Don't leave out parts of the story; recount exactly what happened from beginning to end.
Zhè这
duàn段
shì视
pín频
bèi被
è恶
yì意
qiā掐
tóu头
qù去
wěi尾
dì地
jiǎn剪
jí辑
，
wù误
dǎo导
le了
guān观
zhòng众
。
This video clip was maliciously edited to remove context, misleading the audience.
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