Chinese More information bowl; cup, head; (noun suffix) ... bowl; cup head; (noun suffix) bowl; cup tail trad. (碗頭碗尾) 碗 頭 碗 尾 simp. (碗头碗尾) 碗 头 碗 尾 Close Pronunciation Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bé / óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bóe Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bé Tâi-lô: uánn-thâu-uánn-bé Phofsit Daibuun: voaftau'voafbea IPA (Xiamen): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/ (Hokkien: Zhangzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óaⁿ-thâu-óaⁿ-bóe Tâi-lô: uánn-thâu-uánn-bué Phofsit Daibuun: voaftau'voafboea IPA (Zhangzhou): /uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/ Idiom 碗頭碗尾 (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remains of a meal; leftovers; crumbs from the table Synonyms 殘羹剩飯／残羹剩饭 (cángēngshèngfàn) 殘茶剩飯／残茶剩饭 (cáncháshèngfàn) (Hokkien) 碗頭箸尾／碗头箸尾 (Shanghainese) 碗頭碗腳／碗头碗脚Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.