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搖頭

搖頭

See also: 摇头

Chinese

		shake; to rock	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (搖頭)		搖	頭
simp. (摇头)		摇	头

Verb

搖頭

to shake one's head (to signal disagreement)

Derived terms

搖頭丸／摇头丸 (yáotóuwán)
搖頭嘆息／摇头叹息
搖頭擺尾／摇头摆尾

搖頭擺腦／摇头摆脑 (yáotóubǎinǎo)
搖頭晃腦／摇头晃脑 (yáotóuhuàngnǎo)
擺尾搖頭／摆尾摇头

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáotóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yèu-thèu
Min Nan (POJ): iô-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáotóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yautour
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: yìuh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieuˇ teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² teu²
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯¹¹ tʰe̯u¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèu-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieuˇ teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu² teu²
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯¹¹ tʰe̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iô-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: iô-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioi'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɤ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɤ²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɤ¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /io²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/