"Four heads and four tails" refers to the work of Hakka women, that is, "the kitchen stove and the pot tail"-the burden of cooking for a family; "Needle and thread end"-sewing and mending, thrift; "the end of the field"-working in the field and growing vegetables in the field; "Be the master, teach the tail"-raise children and do it yourself. Four heads and four tails mainly describes the virtues of Hakka women's diligence, hard work and frugality.