披頭四
Chinese
| to cover one's face; to have one's hair down; to have dishevelled hair | four | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (披頭四) | 披頭 | 四 | |
| simp. (披头四) | 披头 | 四 | |
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English Beatles.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Pītóusì
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ ㄊㄡˊ ㄙˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Pitóusìh
- Wade–Giles: Pʻi1-tʻou2-ssŭ4
- Yale: Pī-tóu-sz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pitoursyh
- Palladius: Питоусы (Pitousy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pei1 tau4 sei3
- Yale: pēi tàuh sei
- Cantonese Pinyin: pei1 tau4 sei3
- Guangdong Romanization: péi1 teo4 séi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰei̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ sei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
披頭四
- Beatles (influential British rock music quartet in the 1960s)