片頭

Chinese

		a slice; piece; flake a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet	head; (noun suffix)
trad. (片頭)		片	頭
simp. (片头)		片	头

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piàntóu, piāntóu

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ, ㄆㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin^3-2 tau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phìⁿ-thâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piàntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piàntóu
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: pyàn-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianntour
  - Palladius: пяньтоу (pjanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piāntóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: piantóu
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien¹-tʻou²
  - Yale: pyān-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piantour
  - Palladius: пяньтоу (pjanʹtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin^3-2 tau⁴
  - Yale: pín tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin^3-2 tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin^3-2 teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phìⁿ-thâu
  - Tâi-lô: phìnn-thâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvie'taau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

Noun

片頭

start of a play, TV program, film, etc.; opening credits
(Cantonese) end slice of deep-fried tofu

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “start”): 片尾 (piànwěi)

Derived terms

片頭曲 / 片头曲