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骨頭

骨頭

See also: 骨头

Chinese

		bone	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (骨頭)		骨	頭
simp. (骨头)		骨	头
anagram		頭骨／头骨

Noun

骨頭

bone
character; personal quality
moral character or backbone; courageous spirit

Derived terms

懶骨頭／懒骨头 (lǎngǔtou)
硬骨頭／硬骨头 (yìnggǔtou)

賤骨頭／贱骨头 (jiàngǔtou)

See also

(not to be confused with) 頭骨／头骨 (tóugǔ)

Citations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:骨頭.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gǔtou, gútou

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄡ˙, ㄍㄨˊ ㄊㄡ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat¹ tau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kut-thèu
Min Nan (POJ): kut-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǔtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄊㄡ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guu.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
- (colloquial Beijing, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: gútou
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˊ ㄊㄡ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwu.tou
  - IPA ^(key): /ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwat¹ tau⁴
  - Yale: gwāt tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁷ tau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kut-thèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gud` teuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gud⁵ teu²
  - IPA: /kut̚² tʰe̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kut-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kut-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuttaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰaʊ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaʊ²³/