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來頭

來頭

See also: 来头

Chinese

		to come	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (來頭)		來	頭
simp. (来头)		来	头

Noun

來頭

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): láitou

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄡ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): loi⁴ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): lâi-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: láitou
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄞˊ ㄊㄡ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lai.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /laɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loi⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: lòih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loi⁴ tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâi-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: lâi-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lai'taau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /laɪ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /laɪ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /laɪ¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/