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起頭

起頭

See also: 起头

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (起頭)		起	頭
simp. (起头)		起	头

Verb

起頭

to take the lead; to be the first to start
to begin

Derived terms

萬事起頭難／万事起头难 (wànshì qǐtóu nán)

Noun

起頭

beginning

Adverb

起頭

in the beginning; at first; originally

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí-thèu
Min Nan (POJ): khí-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qǐtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiitour
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² tau⁴
  - Yale: héi tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi` teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ teu²
  - IPA: /hi³¹ tʰe̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: khí-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qy'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʊ²³/