獵頭
Chinese
| hunting | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (獵頭) | 獵 | 頭 | |
| simp. (猎头) | 猎 | 头 | |
Etymology
Calque of English headhunting.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liètóu
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liètóu
- Wade–Giles: lieh4-tʻou2
- Yale: lyè-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liehtour
- Palladius: летоу (letou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɛ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lip6 tau4
- Yale: lihp tàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lip9 tau4
- Guangdong Romanization: lib6 teo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
獵頭
- headhunting (cutting off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)
- headhunting (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
- headhunter (one who recruits senior personnel for a company)