牽頭
Chinese
| lead along | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (牽頭) | 牽 | 頭 | |
| simp. (牵头) | 牵 | 头 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qiāntóu
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciantóu
- Wade–Giles: chʻien1-tʻou2
- Yale: chyān-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiantour
- Palladius: цяньтоу (cjanʹtou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hin1 tau4
- Yale: hīn tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hin1 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: hin1 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːn⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khan-thâu
- Tâi-lô: khan-thâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: qantaau
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰan³³ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kang1 tao5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khang thâu
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaŋ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
牽頭
- to take the lead; to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example
- to act as go-between; to act as the middleman; to play matchmaker
Synonyms
- (to take the lead):
- (to act as go-between):