毛頭

See also: 毛头

Chinese

hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar head; (noun suffix)
trad. (毛頭)
simp. (毛头)
anagram 頭毛头毛

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

毛頭

  1. child; youngster
  2. boy
  3. (Wuhan Mandarin) baby; infant

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーとー [mòótóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞ːto̞ː]

Adverb

(もう)(とう) • (mōtō

  1. (chiefly in the negative) small amount
    ○○する()毛頭(もうとう)ない
    ○○ suru ki wa mōtō nai
    has not the slightest intent of doing X

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN