tau4 tau4 mei5 mei5頭頭尾尾头头尾尾

Jyutpingtau4 tau4 mei5 mei5

Yaletàuh tàuh méih méih

名詞

Definition

Trivial matters, minor details, or remaining odds and ends of a task.

colloquialworkdaily actions

How it's used

Refers specifically to the small, often tedious final tasks that remain after the main body of work is completed. It carries a sense of tidying up or finishing off rather than just being unimportant. It is frequently used in professional or project management contexts to describe the final polish required before submission.

Examples

fan2份bou3報gou3告gaau2搞dim6掂saai3晒，zing6淨faan1返di1啲tau4頭tau4頭mei5尾mei5尾。

The report is finished, just some trivial bits left.

nei5你cyu5處lei5理hou2好di1啲tau4頭tau4頭mei5尾mei5尾mei6未aa4呀？

Have you finished handling all the loose ends?

Related words

Common phrases

zap1執tau4頭zap1執mei5尾

to tidy up loose ends

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 瑣碎事, which refers to trivial matters in general; 頭頭尾尾 specifically implies the tail end of a larger, more significant project.