寡頭

See also: 寡头

Chinese

		few; widowed	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (寡頭)		寡	頭
simp. (寡头)		寡	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǎtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa² tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kóa-thâu / kóaⁿ-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guǎtóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guǎtóu
  - Wade–Giles: kua³-tʻou²
  - Yale: gwǎ-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goatour
  - Palladius: гуатоу (guatou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaa² tau⁴
  - Yale: gwá tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa² tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gua² teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóa-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kuá-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koaftaau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóaⁿ-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: kuánn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvoaftaau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

Noun

寡頭

oligarch
在民主社會中，是不容許寡頭壟斷政經市場的。 [MSC, trad.]
在民主社会中，是不容许寡头垄断政经市场的。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài mínzhǔ shèhuì zhōng, shì bù róngxǔ guǎtóu lǒngduàn zhèngjīng shìchǎng de. [Pinyin]
In a democratic society, oligopoly in the political and economic markets is not allowed.

Derived terms

寡頭壟斷 / 寡头垄断 (guǎtóu lǒngduàn)
寡頭政治 / 寡头政治 (guǎtóu zhèngzhì)
財政寡頭 / 财政寡头 (cáizhèng guǎtóu)
金融寡頭 / 金融寡头 (jīnróng guǎtóu)

Related terms

多頭／多头 (duōtóu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寡頭):

→ Japanese: 寡(か)頭(とう) (katō)
→ Korean: 과두(寡頭) (gwadu)

References

“寡頭”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寡	頭
か Grade: S	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠to̞ː]

Noun

寡(か)頭(とう) • (katō)

oligarch

Korean

Hanja in this term
寡	頭

Noun

寡頭 • (gwadu) (hangeul 과두)

hanja form^? of 과두 (“oligarch”)