蠅頭
Chinese
| fly; musca | head; (noun suffix) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蠅頭) | 蠅 | 頭 | |
| simp. (蝇头) | 蝇 | 头 | |
| Literally: “head of a housefly”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yíngtóu
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yíngtóu
- Wade–Giles: ying2-tʻou2
- Yale: yíng-tóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yngtour
- Palladius: интоу (intou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
蠅頭
- (figurative) trifle; trivial matter; minor thing