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蛇頭

蛇頭

See also: 蛇头

Chinese

		snake; serpent	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (蛇頭)		蛇	頭
simp. (蛇头)		蛇	头

Noun

蛇頭

people smuggler
human trafficker

Synonyms

人販子／人贩子 (rénfànzi)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shétóu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁴ tau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chôa-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shétóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shertour
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se⁴ tau⁴
  - Yale: sèh tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se⁴ tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chôa-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: tsuâ-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoa'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sua¹³⁻²² tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sua²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sua²³⁻³³ tʰaʊ²³/