梟首
See also: 枭首
Chinese
| brave; owl; Strix uralensis | head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (梟首) | 梟 | 首 | |
| simp. (枭首) | 枭 | 首 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshǒu
- Wade–Giles: hsiao1-shou3
- Yale: syāu-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushoou
- Palladius: сяошоу (sjaošou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hiu1 sau2
- Yale: hīu sáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hiu1 sau2
- Guangdong Romanization: hiu1 seo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
梟首
- (literary or historical) to decapitate and display the head in public as a deterrent